LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Indiana University is helping expand overdose response training and naloxone access in Clark and Floyd counties.
IU's School of Public Health announced Monday that the university will continue its partnership with the counties' health departments to fund the Citizen Opioid Responders, or COR, program.
COR is a free online training program that teaches people how to administer naloxone — better known as Narcan — to someone experiencing an overdose. Narcan is a nasal spray that works by blocking the effects of opiates on the brain and by restoring breathing.
"No one should die from an opioid overdose when prevention tools are readily available," Charlotte Bass, administrator of the Floyd County Health Department, said in the news release.
As part of the partnership, anyone in Clark or Floyd counties who completes the training will receive a certificate of completion, which they can present to the Clark or Floyd County Health Department to receive Narcan at no cost.
This marks the second consecutive year of the program. It's part of the IU School of Public Health's Prevention Insights organization, which focuses on evidence-based practices for substance use prevention and mental health treatment.
"This partnership with Indiana University Prevention Insights Citizen Opioid Responders initiative has been the perfect way to make quality, low barrier overdose recognition and Narcan response training accessible to our citizens," said Dr. Eric Yazel, Health Officer at the Clark County Health Department.
According to the news release, the COR project trained more than 1,500 Hoosiers over the last 20 months to be "citizen responders" that are fully prepared to take action during overdose emergencies.
COR operates across all nine Indiana University campuses. Clark and Floyd counties are two of 11 counties in Indiana where the program is active.
To enroll in COR and complete the training, click here.
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