Training on Addiction / Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Overdose Prevention

Substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid-related harms remain among the most significant health challenges in the United States, affecting over 48 million people and impacting families, workplaces, and communities nationwide. First responders are increasingly encountering individuals with complex needs related to substance use, mental health, and overdose risk.

Overdose Lifeline provides continuing education that fulfills in-service training requirements and professional development and gives first responders practical tools they can use immediately in their work.

Whether you’re seeking in-service training hours or expanding your skills, our courses are flexible, affordable, and designed for your schedule.

First Responder In-Service Training Hours

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 personnel, specifically for Mental Illness, Addiction & Disabilities IC 5-2-1-9(g)

For first responders in states other than Indiana, 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.

Why Professionals Choose Overdose Lifeline Education

40,000+ Clinicians / Professionals Served

Enhance Professional Knowledge and Effectiveness

92% of people strongly agree/agree...
"The course information has enhanced my professional knowledge and effectiveness in my interaction with individuals affected."

Trusted Opioid and SUD Education

Overdose Lifeline Education is trusted by clinicians, first responders, professionals, and partners in all 50 U.S. states, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Navy, NIH National Institute of Drug Abuse, Healthcare Systems, Health Departments, Schools, Colleges and Universities, and more.

Research-Informed Instructional Design

Grounded in cognitive psychology and adult-learning theory. Content is structured using Bloom’s Taxonomy to support knowledge acquisition, comprehension, application, and skill development—promoting meaningful learning and real-world transfer.

Video-Based On-Demand Courses

Video-based on-demand courses for first responders. Take online courses from anywhere, completing when it is convenient for you.

CE Credit and Certificate

Obtain annual in-service training hours. Certificates and training hour credits available upon successful course completion.

Highly Recommended

87% of people strongly agree/agree... "Would recommend this course to a friend or colleague."

What people are saying

Outstanding material ....well presented. As a first responder community resource K9 organization.....the course and curriculum is truly opening my eyes to how I could apply the information and provide support.

First Responder K9

The most important thing I learned from this course is the misconceptions about medication for opioid use disorder. It made me more aware of how MAT/MOUD is viewed and how it can help the individuals in their recovery.

First Responder

It was valuable to learn the main goals of harm reduction rather than making assumptions of what it is and is not.

Law Enforcement

The training addresses misconceptions and shares practical tools and strategies to help. The administration videos and demos were great with clear explanation on how to instruct one to administer Naloxone.

First Responder

Flexible Continuing Education Options

Science-based and research-informed courses, grounded in peer-reviewed neuroscience, addiction-medicine frameworks, and nationally recognized clinical standards.

Individual Online Courses

  • Self-paced modules providing 1.5-3 CE credits

  • Choose from topics including neurobiology of SUD, stigma, harm reduction, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma, MAT/MOUD, SUD treatment and recovery, and naloxone and overdose prevention

  • Flexible, affordable options for earning in-service training hours at your own pace

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20-Credit Advanced Certificate Program

  • Includes 8 online courses and a practicum assignment, delivering 20 in-service training hours

  • Earn a 20-Credit Advanced Certificate in SUD and Opioids

  • Designed to build broad, science-based and research-informed competency across prevention, treatment, recovery, stigma reduction, and opioid overdose prevention

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First Responder Core SUD 4-Course Training Bundle

  • Four essential online courses packaged together

  • Delivers 8.0 In-Service Training Hours

  • Core SUD Education: Includes the neurobiology of addiction, strategies to reduce shame and bias, explore trauma and SUD co-existence and opioid overdose prevention and naloxone administration.

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Frequently Asked Questions

You have six months from the date of enrollment to complete the course.

Most courses range from 1–3 hours (approximately 1 hour for each CE credit)

Yes. Your progress is saved automatically across any device.

Yes. All courses are fully responsive and work on any device—mobile, tablet, laptop, or desktop.

You can access the course on a computer, tablet, or mobile device with an internet connection. Audio-enabled devices are recommended.

Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge; iOS Safari v11+, Chrome, Samsung Internet. Internet Explorer is not supported.

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 personnel, specifically for Mental Illness, Addiction & Disabilities IC 5-2-1-9(g)

For first responders in states other than Indiana, 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.

Complete 100% of the course, pass the final exam (80%), and complete the survey.

Yes. Exam retakes are allowed.

Yes. Certificates are available for immediate download after completing all requirements.

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 #47-1333720. 

Continuing Education / Training Hours

Course Number

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

  1. Register for the class(es).
  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)

Yes. Group and enterprise options include 6+ enrollment discounting , customized learning track, centralized billing, staff enrollment support, and progress reporting. Contact Us for more information.

While course access typically expired 6-months after purchase. We understand that extra time may be required. Contact [email protected].

Yes. Reach out to us at [email protected] to enroll in the 20-credit advanced certificate program -- we'll make sure your prior payment is accounted for.

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