Rehoboth PD offers overdose prevention training

In partnership with the Sussex County Community Response Team and SUN Behavioral Health, the Rehoboth Police Department will offer free overdose prevention training from 10 am-1 pm Friday, May 21, at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, 229 Rehoboth Avenue. No pre-registration is necessary.

This “walk-up” training, which will take only a few minutes per person, teaches friends and family members of individuals with opioid addictions how to recognize an overdose and what steps to take to save a life. As part of the training, individuals will receive a Narcan kit provided by the Delaware Division of Public Health.

In 2018, 88% of the 401 reported drug overdose deaths in Delaware involved opioids, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse.