Health & Fitness
Free Training Available To Combat Opiod ODs In West Hartford
The West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District is offering free Naloxone training to any business or organization.

WEST HARTFORD, CT — The health department serving West Hartford is offering free training session that just might save someone's life.
West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District is offering free Naloxone training to any business or organization that would like to train their employees on how to identify and prevent opioid overdose, administer Naloxone and understand the Good Samaritan Law.
A minimum of eight people is required to host an event.
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Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose of opioids.
Naloxone training programs effectively improve knowledge around overdose recognition and the use of naloxone.
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Participants receive a box containing two doses of Naloxone and resource information.
Anyone interested in hosting a free training session can email Kenniece.Coker@westhartfordct.gov or call 860-561-7900.
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