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Beach Cities Schools Given Naloxone Training To Counteract Overdoses
Students, administrators, staff and teachers across 13 schools were given naloxone training and education about the dangers of fentanyl.
REDONDO BEACH, CA — As part of its mission to spread awareness for intervention efforts addressing the opioid epidemic, the Beach Cities Health District sent education teams to Redondo Union High School.
Last week, more than 750 juniors and seniors watched presentations about the dangers of illicitly manufactured fentanyl and how to administer Naloxone. Administrators, teachers and staff at school district offices across 13 Beach Cities campuses were also trained to use Naloxone in case of an overdose.
According to data from BCHD from 2021-22, 30 percent of 11th graders in the Beach Cities have used drugs or alcohol in the past 30 days on average. In the South Bay, there were 327 opioid prescriptions per 1,000 residents in 2021.
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The Health District is able to distribute the medication thanks to a partnership with the California Department of Health Care Services' Naloxone Distribution Project. For more information on the program, visit bchd.org/opioids.
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