Join us for a Narcan Safety Training and be prepared for an emergency on the jobsite. Learn about having and using Narcan with our guest speaker, Elvis Rosado, Harm Reduction & Health Educator at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.
The session will cover the following topics:
- Opioid / Fentanyl impact
- Drug trends & risks
- Causes of overdoses
- How to recognize, & respond to an overdose
- How to get & administer Narcan/Naloxone
Breakfast will be provided.
Presenter:
Elvis Rosado
Harm Reduction & Health Educator
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Elvis Rosado is the Harm reduction & Health Educator for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. He has 31 years in recovery as of February 1, 2023. He has been providing opioid education & overdose reversal trainings for the last 12 years. Elvis has spent 25 years with Prevention Point Philadelphia from 1992 until Dec 2019 in one capacity or another, 9 years as a volunteer, 6 part-time and 9 full-time as an employee providing harm reduction, outreach services, and education to people suffering from substance use disorder, sex workers, and he provides HIV education, prevention & safe practices.
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