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Incorporating Overdose Prevention into Your Program

by David Guard, March 14, 2008, 06:08pm
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Fatal overdose is a leading cause of death among injection drug-users in the United States, and one of the leading causes of accidental death in San Francisco. But overdose can be prevented! Many overdoses occur after recent periods of abstinence, especially among individuals in drug treatment programs, detox, or incarceration, making outreach and education an important prevention tool. This half day training will cover general risk factors, important prevention tips, and how to respond in an overdose situation. Learn how your agency can develop an overdose protocol and provide the best care to our drug using clients. We will explore local policy (Senate Bill 767) and its implications, as well as how to effectively engage and talk to our clients about overdose. Participants will leave with a solid foundation around overdose prevention, recognition, and response and a plan to implement overdose prevention in their agency. The trainer is Lauren Enteen, Drug Overdose Prevention & Education (DOPE) Project, and the fee is $50. To register, see https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1627/event/checkOut.jsp?event_KEY=.... For more information, contact jackson@harmreduction.org.
Date: 
Fri, 03/21/2008 - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Location: 
1440 Broadway, Suite 510
Oakland, CA 94612
United States
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