Narcan Certification
A free online course to recognize and reverse an opioid overdose. We're filming the modules now — here's what it covers.
People trained
Zero, so far — and we’re not going to pretend otherwise.
Our first workshop is this fall. This counter starts the day we put a kit in the first trained hand, and it updates as it climbs.
How it works
About 45 minutes · free
- 01
Watch the modules
5 short videos, in order. Each unlocks the next — and can't be skipped ahead.
- 02
Pass the quiz
Unlocks once every module is done. 80% to pass, unlimited attempts.
- 03
Submit a demonstration
Record yourself performing the five steps and send us the link. We watch every one.
- 04
Get certified
If your demonstration is safe and complete, your certificate arrives by email.
Prefer to learn in person? We run free Narcan workshops nationwide for schools, workplaces, and community groups — and everyone who attends leaves with a kit. See workshops or request one.
What’s covered
- 01
The crisis, and why naloxone
How the overdose epidemic changed with fentanyl, what naloxone does in the body, and why putting it in the hands of bystanders is the single most direct intervention.
- 02
Recognizing an overdose
Blue or grey lips and fingertips, slow or stopped breathing, a limp body, gurgling or choking sounds, and no response to a shout or a hard knuckle rub on the sternum.
- 03
Calling for help
What to say to the dispatcher, why you call even when you have naloxone, and how Connecticut's Good Samaritan law protects you from arrest for drug possession when you call for help at an overdose.
- 04
Giving nasal naloxone
Tilt the head back, insert the nozzle into one nostril until your fingers touch the nose, and press the plunger firmly. One full device per nostril. It cannot harm someone who is not overdosing.
- 05
Rescue breathing and aftercare
One breath every five seconds while you wait, a second dose after two to three minutes if there is no response, the recovery position, and why you stay until help arrives.