Behavioral Health: Opioid Overdose/Naloxone Training
Signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose include:
- Loud snoring
- Lips and/ or fingertips turning blue
- Pale, grayish skin
- Unresponsive
- A very limp body
- Shallow, slow or stopped breathing
Naloxone Training
Naloxone is a prescription medication that is safe and effective in temporarily reversing an opioid overdose. If you are a person who uses drugs, or the loved one of someone who does, having Naloxone available can help reduce the risk of fatal overdose.
You have several options to be trained and/or receive Naloxone:
Classes are offered on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 5:30 PM
10 Distillery Drive, Suite 200
Westminster, Maryland 21157
Call 410-871-1478 to register
Carroll County Health Department (CCHD)
CCHD is an authorized Overdose Response Program (ORP), offering both training and kits at no cost to the public.
Offered one on one with a Naloxone trainer during regular business hours.
Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
290 South Center Street
Westminster, Maryland 21157
410-876-4449
On Our Own is also an authorized ORP and can offer Naloxone and brief training at no cost.
265 E Main Street Suite C (rear building)
Westminster, MD 21157
410-751-6600
Each officer in the Patrol Bureau is trained and has access to Naloxone kits to distribute.
Training Online
The Maryland Department of Health offers the following videos online
El Uso de la Naloxona – Espanol
Agency Training
Is your organization interested in having Naloxone training for staff?
Please call 410-876-4449 and ask to speak with Adrienne Sanders about scheduling a training.
Your Local Pharmacy
Naloxone is available at your local pharmacy without attending a class. The pharmacy will run in through your prescription coverage and you will only be charged your co-pay.
Learn more about Maryland’s statewide opioid prevention and awareness efforts, and to get more information about how to respond to an opioid crisis at Before it’s too late.
