This 45-minute long training teaches attendees what opioids are, specifically fentanyl. It includes how to recognize an opioid overdose; possible overdose locations (work, school, home); how to respond including using Narcan(r) nasal spray to reverse an overdose; Utah's Good Samaritan law; and mental health resources for those needing follow-up support and services. It can be taught in person or virtually, with or without a PowerPoint. Evaluations include pre, post, and six-week follow-up.
Program Information
- Beaver
- Cache
- Carbon
- Duchesne
- Emery
- Salt Lake
- Tooele
- Uintah
- Utah
- Washington
- County Health Departments
- Utah Department of Health & Human Services (UDHHS)
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2025
Diversity Program (Team) Award for Utah State University Extension's Opioid Overdose Response Training Team Addresses Needs Among the Latino Community, 2nd Place State
Utah Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (UEAFCS)
Innoation in Programming Award for USU Extension's Opioid Overdose Response Training for High-Risk Groups,
National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS)
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