Self-Paced Video-Based Learning

Highly Recommended by 89% of the People Who Have Taken the Course

Course Description

Developed specifically for Law Enforcement and First Responders, this course provides training on how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose.

Participants will learn how to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose, how to administer the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone, and what to expect after administration. In addition, the course provides a review of the opioid public health crisis conditions and discusses some myths surrounding naloxone.

Note: The training does not provide the credentials to be a Naloxone Distribution Entity or provide naloxone. State requirements differ. Check with your local state HHS or Health Departments for specific requirements for your state. 

Download Overview: First Responder Naloxone Overview

What You Will Learn

  • Acquire a foundational understanding of the opioid public health crisis and the overdose epidemic.

  • Recognize the signs of an opioid overdose.

  • Demonstrate how to administer the opioid overdose reversal drug Naloxone (Intranasal)

How to Receive CE Credit(s)

As an approved Law Enforcement Training Board training provider (#47-1333720), Overdose Lifeline online training courses meet annual in-service training requirements for Indiana Law Enforcement officers and support personal, specifically for Mental Illness, Addiction & Disabilities IC 5-2-1-9(g)

For first responders in other states, before beginning any of the Overdose Lifeline online courses we recommend that you verify that the course is of suitable subject matter and content for annual in-service training with your Department’s Certified Instructor. 

Upon successful completion of the course you will be issued a certificate which includes the information required to submit to Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board. The specific information required includes:

Overdose Lifeline’s Provider Number: #47-1333720. 

Countinuing Education / Training Hours: 1.5

Course Number: FRN15

Please follow the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board procedure below to ensure your training is properly reported, 

  1. Register for the classes at the provider’s website.
  2. Complete the class and all the requirements with a passing score.
  3. Print the certificate of completion or other documentation that indicates your successful completion of the class.
  4. Report the training by submitting a copy of the certificate and provide the LETB Certified Training Provider number to your department Training Coordinator.
  5. The Training Coordinator will report the training through Acadis as part of your annual in-service training using the LETB Certified Training Provider number for the organization that presented the online training. 


(IT IS THE DEPARTMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT THE TRAINING, NOT THE PROVIDER)

If you need assistance or have any questions, please contact [email protected].

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Completing when it is convenient for you.

  • Video-based Online Learning

  • Highly Rated: 4.86 Rating. 93% Would Recommend.

  • On Your Schedule — At Your Own Pace

  • Progress is Tracked So You Can Pick Up Where You Left Off

  • Gain Knowledge or Fulfill Educational or Professional Requirements

  • Certificate Delivered Upon Successful Course Completion

Course Reviewer

The course material has been reviewed by subject matter expert: Carl A. Rochelle, Nationally Registered Paramedic (NRP) and Brad Ray, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Additional Course Notes

  • The course may be accessed from a computer, tablet or mobile device. Internet access is required as are speakers for audio.

  • The following web browsers are supported: Desktop - Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Edge. Note the course platform does not support Internet Explorer. Mobile - iOS Safari: 11 and up, Chrome, Samsung Internet.

  • The course will remain available in your account for six months - allowing you to complete the course at your own pace and return to the course later for review of key concepts.

  • All faculty, staff and reviewers involved in the planning, review or presentation of continuing education activities provided by Purdue University College of Pharmacy are required to disclose to the audience any commercial financial affiliations with ineligible companies related to the content of the presentation or enduring material. All planning committee members, writers, staff and reviewers of Overdose Lifeline and Purdue University have no relationships to disclose.

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