Overdose Prevention Initiative - OPI

The Overdose Prevention Initiative (OPI) advocates for widespread access to overdose education and training in how to administer naxalone.

A life-saving law took effect on June 10, 2015 making it legal in Florida for non-medical persons to administer Naloxone to another individual to prevent an opioid/he**in overdose from becoming fatal. The law also permits emergency responders, including law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to possess, store, and administer naloxone in an emergency. Naloxone, or Narcan®  ...