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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, the award-winning Alexandria news publication she founded in 2010 with a mission of celebrating community, culture, and all the good news happening across the city. A longtime community advocate and storyteller, Mary was selected for the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce inaugural 40 Under 40 class and has served as President of Living Legends of Alexandria since 2022. Known for her deep local roots, sharp editorial instincts, and passion for connecting people through journalism, she has spent decades chronicling the personalities, businesses, events, and civic life that make Alexandria unique. Originally from Delray Beach, Florida, Mary is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia, and has been part of Alexandria’s publishing and media community since 1987.

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