Learn How to Reverse Heroin, Opioid Overdoses

ANNAPOLIS, MD — As the scourge of heroin continues in Anne Arundel County -- even with the recent indictment of more than a dozen suspected drug dealers -- residents can register for training in how to administer a medicine that reverses overdoses.

The Anne Arundel County Department of Health’s Adult Addiction Program is offering free training to community members on the use of intranasal naloxone, a prescription medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose and prevent death.

Health officials say the training is for family members, friends and the associates of anyone who is using and at risk of overdosing on heroin or prescription pain medications. The training is also for treatment program and transitional housing staff.

Training sessions will be held at Department of Health sites in Annapolis and Glen Burnie on these dates:

• Behavioral Health Building. 122 North Langley Road in Glen Burnie, on Tuesday, April 5, from 6-8 p.m.
• Health Services Building, 3 Harry S. Truman Parkway in Annapolis, (Use Front Entrance), Tuesday, April 19, from 10 a.m.-noon.

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After completing the 2-hour training, certified trainees will receive a prescription for a naloxone kit that they can fill at certain pharmacies. The kit contains naloxone to administer to victims of an opioid overdose.

Naloxone cannot be used to get “high” and is not addictive, officials said.

Only participants 18 and older can become certified. Teens under 18 may take the training if accompanied by a parent or guardian; however, minors are not eligible for certification.

To register and for more information, call the Adult Addiction Program at 410-222-0100, Monday through Friday between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m.

View more training dates on the Opioid Overdose Response Training flier.