In response to the recent opioid epidemic, OVP members, along with other members of the BUSM community partook in an overdose training program. Naloxone, or Narcan, is increasingly being prescribed to reverse opioid overdoses and BU students got a first hand training of how to administer the drug. The event was sponsored by BUSM, Harvard Medical School and the Boston Public Health Commission.
The event was kicked off with an introduction to the opioid epidemic by Dr. Alexander Walley, a physician from BMC. If you’re interested to learn more about analog one, visit www.prescribetoprevent.org.