Learning how to administer naloxone, the opioid overdose-reversal medication, through the Chicago Recovery Alliance can potentially save a life. | ✍️ katie_prout
I learned how to administer naloxone, the opioid overdose-reversal medication, through the Chicago Recovery Alliance. In 2019, a family member had recently relapsed: though his drug wasn’t dope, that experience made me want to learn more about this miracle med I’d heard of. Most of the attendees were medical workers, but some were just ordinary Chicago civilians, on their own like me.
“Just because an individual uses drugs, they are still capable of making healthy choices and identifying their needs, and we forget to give them autonomy,” explained Jen Andel to me over the phone. “My focus is keeping them safe while they use.” Andel, the overdose prevention specialist at CRA, trains individuals and groups “anywhere and everywhere the need is”: virtually, at methadone clinics, in low-income housing community rooms, and at nightlife hot spots like Metro. There are two types of trainings—one is 60 minutes, and the other, more data dense, is two to three hours.
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