An overdose can happen anywhere, to anyone. That’s why the Biden-Harris Administration has made historic investments and taken historic action to expand access to opioid overdose reversal medications. But we need stakeholders in every community across the country to help ensure preventable deaths are avoided. Organizations and businesses—big or small, public or private—should be ready to help keep their employees, customers, and communities safe.
On March 13, The Biden-Harris Administration announced the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose. The Challenge is a nationwide call-to-action to stakeholders across all sectors to save lives by committing to increase training on and access to lifesaving opioid reversal medications. The Administration is calling on organizations across the country to help ensure all communities are ready to use opioid overdose reversal medication, such as naloxone, to reduce opioid deaths.
Everyone can do their part to beat the opioid and overdose crisis. We welcome commitments from organizations, philanthropists, local governments, and businesses—big or small and across all industries and expertise. Industries with employees at higher risk of overdose, likely to witness an overdose, or engaging high numbers of Americans may especially benefit from participating.
The Challenge’s fact sheet details actions that organizations and businesses are taking to save lives from overdose. You can make a commitment to:
- Train 100% of your employees on how and when to use an opioid overdose reversal medication
- Ensure an opioid overdose reversal medication is in every first aid kit at your worksites or schools
- Purchase and distribute opioid overdose reversal medication to a certain number of your employees and/or customers
More information on the Challenge is available on the White House Challenge website.
Take Our Naloxone Training Today
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network developed this Naloxone training for ANYONE interested in learning more about how Naloxone can be used to save a life.
This 20-minute training provides an overview of the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose, three different naloxone administration techniques and Good Samaritan Laws in North
Dakota and South Dakota.
There are over 250 drug-related deaths every day. Naloxone saves lives. We each have a moral obligation to be prepared to administer naloxone in the event of an overdose. The risk of being unprepared can result in loss of life. The risk of giving naloxone when it may not be needed with an unresponsive individual is negligible. Watching this video will help you feel more comfortable with administering Naloxone in an emergency.
After completing the training video, a QR code/link is provided to access a Naloxone Training knowledge check. The knowledge check consists of 5 questions. A certificate of completion will be provided once the knowledge check is submitted.