Nar-Can training?

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Have you heard of this? While volunteering at a homeless shelter last week, my supervisor had me watch a video about Narcan (or Naloxene) and encouraged me to get the training to have this on hand – in case an emergency ever comes up where it is needed. Essentially, it’s used for heroin overdoses – when a person stops breathing. It is literally a lifesaver. 1 cc of Narcan or Naloxene, delivered in the form of a muscle injection, and some rescue breathing – can literally mean the difference between life or death. Even though I don’t forsee myself being in a situation where this may be necessary, I thought it was cool and am going to undergo training for this – you never know. Apparently, it’s easy to get a script for this that is inexpensive. Have you heard of this, used this, or gotten training for this