There is ongoing opioid crisis in America. Ferrum College students and staff underwent class to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose
ROANOKE, Virginia – Wednesday, Ferrum College took steps to deal with the opioid crisis, which is still going on.
Students, staff and faculty learned how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose by using naloxone.
On Wednesday, a training was put on by the Virginia Department of Health, Piedmont Community Services, and the Ferrum College Division of Nursing.
In a statement, the assistant professor of nursing at Ferrum College explained why it’s important to learn how to use naloxone.
Johnathan Phillips said, “Our community needs to know that opioid use, abuse, and overdose are real and happen in rural places like Ferrum and Franklin County.” “The life saved could be your grandmother’s or your child’s, who took too much medicine by accident.”
56 people learned how to properly use naloxone and potentially save a life.
