Title: Describe the medication management antidote used to prevent fatal opioid overdoses.
Course: Patient Care Technician (14051-III) > Section: Examining Key Factors of Drug Addiction

Description should include

- the urgency behind the development of opioid antagonist treatments
- availability and use of naloxone or other opioid antagonists
  - naloxone training (e.g., REVIVE)
  - naloxone training agencies
- monitoring of concurrent prescriptions.

Teacher Resources:

- Frequently Asked Questions about Naloxone, VDH
- How to prepare naloxone for administration (video), DBHDS
- Virginia Senate Bill 387
- Virginia Senate Bill 726
- REVIVE! Training, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health (free)

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is naloxone?
- How much does naloxone cost with health insurance? How much does naloxone cost without health insurance?
- Who should receive naloxone training?