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FREE NARCAN: Learn How to Spot and Reverse an Opioid Overdose and Take Home Free Narcan in Medical Kit

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Narcan saves lives! Learn how to spot an opioid overdose and reverse it using Narcan (naloxone).

Attend a free REVIVE! training session on January 23, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 2355 Mill Road, Room 140.

If you or a loved one are prescribed opioid painkillers, or are taking opioids, you should take this training and have naloxone on hand. You can also use this training to save the life of a stranger.

RELATED: How Alexandria Police Lt. Mike Kochis Used Narcan to Save a Man Overdosing on Opioids

Participants receive a free medical kit that includes Narcan upon the completion of training. No registration or RSVP is required. Additional training dates are available.

Ongoing Training

Trainings are offered twice a month:

  • Every second Tuesday of the month, 10 – 11 a.m.
  • Every fourth Thursday of the month, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments served.

Location: 2355 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314, Room 140

Mary Wadland

Mary Wadland is the Publisher and Editor in Chief of The Zebra Press, founded by her in 2010. Originally from Delray Beach, Florida, Mary is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hollins College in Roanoke, VA and has lived and worked in the Alexandria publishing community since 1987.

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