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New! Naloxone Education for School Nurses Toolkit
Drug overdose deaths among teens ages 15-19 more than doubled from 2019 to 2021, even though drug use did not increase. In 2021, 1,714 teens died of a drug overdose – illicit fentanyl was involved in 1,364 of those deaths. When administered promptly, naloxone can rapidly reverse opioid overdoses and save these young lives. As leaders in student health, school nurses can play an important role in helping make naloxone available in schools and communities.
The National Association of School Nurses now offers a Naloxone Education for School Nurses Toolkit with resources to assist school nurses and other school leaders in evaluating and responding to the drug overdose crisis. The toolkit’s resources related to overdoses were created in collaboration with the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The toolkit includes sample presentations about the drug overdose crisis, the value of a naloxone program in schools, and training for school staff on naloxone.
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