Tuesday, September 10 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Little Gem Community Theatre (700 Calumet Street, Lake Linden)
Thursday, September 19 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Portage Lake District Library (4585 W. Lakeshore Drive, Houghton)
Monday, September 23 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Ojibwa Community Library (409 Superior Avenue, Baraga)
Sign up
Registration is not required, but recommended. To register for Narcan training, contact Lisa Simpson by calling 1 (906) 523-5920 ext. 2062 or emailinglsimpson@coppershors.org.
Layperson Naloxone (Narcan) training
Copper Shores Outreach & Education is proud to offer free layperson Naloxone (Narcan) training. This training will teach individuals how to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose and how to administer the opioid overdose reversal drug Naloxone.
Outcomes of taking training
Learn to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose.
Learn how to carry and administer the opioid overdose reversal drug Naloxone.
Understand the role of harm reduction in the overall opioid public health crisis.
Suitable for laypersons, including, but not limited to:
Businesses
Organizations
Community members
Correctional facilities
Educators
Faith groups
Government and healthcare professionals,
Parents and caregivers
Senior living facilities
Sober living communities
Treatment and recovery centers
Take Narcan training
Copper Shores offers Narcan training periodically throughout the year. This training is always offered free of charge and takes approximately one hour to complete.
All participants receive a free Narcan kit that can be administered to save a life.
Request Narcan training
Contact Copper Shores Prevention Coordinator Lisa Simpson by calling 1 (906) 523 - 5920 ext. 2062 or emailing lsimpson@coppershores.org.
Naloxone (Narcan™) is an opiate antidote which reverses an opioid overdose in much the same manner as an EpiPen (epinephrine injection) reverses an allergic reaction. Opioids include heroin and prescription pain pills like OxyContin, Percocet, methadone, and Vicodin. When a person is overdosing from an opioid, their central nervous system and respiration system is depressed and breathing slows or stops. Naloxone blocks the effects of opioids and reverses the effects of an overdose. Naloxone is harmless when used on someone who is not overdosing on opioids.
