Bernalillo County will host a free overdose recognition and response training this week as part of ongoing efforts to address the community’s drug overdose crisis.
The Behavioral Health Education and Awareness Council will conduct the training Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the CARE Campus, 5901 Zuni Rd. SE. The session will also be available virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Behavioral Health program manager Erica Abeyta will lead the 1.5-hour training, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Participants will learn to recognize signs of opioid overdoses, respond with compassion to people who use substances and administer Naloxone to reverse overdoses, according to a county news release…