Naxolone training to reverse overdose is today
Published 7:46 am Tuesday, September 19, 2017
A local training will be offered today that educates citizens on how to administer naloxone, a treatment that can reverse an opioid overdose.
Anyone may take the training, which will be taught in two sessions: 1 to 2:30 p.m., or 7 to 8:30 p.m. Both are given at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 1600 West Oakland Ave., Austin.
A representative from the Steve Rummler HOPE Network will conduct the training. There is no charge, but a donation of $50 is requested. Those attending will receive a naloxone kit needed to administer a dose in case of an overdose.
The Steve Rummler HOPE Network was founded in 2011 by Bill and Judy Rummler. Their son, Steve Rummler, died that year of an accidental opioid overdose after struggling with addiction brought on by efforts to manage his chronic pain, the result of a back injury.