Overdose Response and Naloxone training for your team
Licence this one module for the staff who need it. No CareStream subscription, no minimum order, no annual contract. One licence covers one member of staff for the complete Overdose Response and Naloxone module, in the language they think in.
- Teach, then assessA full lesson with a real care scenario, followed by an assessment that checks they can apply it.
- Over 60 languagesStaff read the lesson and answer in their first language. Your records stay in English.
- Wrong answers get followed upA short micro-lesson goes back to the staff member on the exact point they missed, then they retry.
- Evidence you can hand overA dated completion record and a certificate per person, ready for your CQC file.
Overdose Response and Naloxone, start to finish.
This training teaches you how to recognise an opioid overdose, respond correctly and administer naloxone to reverse it and save a life. You will learn when overdose risk is highest, how to use naloxone safely, and how to support the person until emergency help arrives. This is the same module CareStream subscribers get, written for care settings rather than adapted from a generic course. It runs about 35 minutes and ends with a 20 question assessment.
- What is an opioid overdose and when is risk highest
An opioid overdose happens when someone takes too much of an opioid drug like heroin, methadone or fentanyl and their breathing slows down or stops.
- Recognising the signs of opioid overdose
You can recognise an opioid overdose by specific signs.
- The step by step overdose response
When you find someone who may have overdosed, follow these steps in order.
- How naloxone works and its limitations
Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that temporarily reverses the effects of opioids like heroin, methadone and fentanyl by blocking opioid receptors in the brain and restoring breathing.
- Aftercare and managing the person when they wake
A person revived with naloxone may wake confused, frightened or in sudden withdrawal which feels very unpleasant.
- Supplying take home naloxone and training others
Supplying take home naloxone is a routine, normalised part of keywork and engagement in your service.
What your team will be able to do.
- Recognise the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose
- Describe the correct step by step response to an overdose including when and how to administer naloxone
- Identify situations and times when overdose risk is highest
- Explain the aftercare needed when someone has been revived with naloxone
- Apply overdose prevention messaging in everyday harm reduction conversations
Overdose Response and Naloxone in facts.
About 35 minutes, 6 lessons
20 questions, pass mark 80%
Every year
Yes, observed by the employer, checklist provided
What staff come away with
Overdose risk is highest when tolerance has dropped after detox, prison, hospital or abstinence, and when opioids are mixed with alcohol or benzodiazepines
Recognise opioid overdose by unresponsiveness, very slow or stopped breathing, blue lips, pinpoint pupils and snoring or gurgling
Follow the response steps in order: try to rouse, check airway and breathing, call 999, give naloxone, recovery position, rescue breaths or CPR if needed, stay with them
Naloxone only works on opioids, is short acting, and the overdose can return as it wears off so the person must wait for the ambulance
Manage the person waking up with calm compassion, expect confusion, fear or withdrawal, and treat saving their life as the first priority
Offer take home naloxone to everyone who uses opioids and their families and friends, train them to use it, and give it proactively at high risk times like discharge
Three steps, and nothing to set up.
Checkout takes a minute. Your licences and a receipt arrive by email straight away.
Enter their names and emails, or paste a list. They get an invite to the hub on any device.
You see who has finished, their score, and their certificate as each one comes in.
Everything a licence includes.
Dated, named, and downloadable as a PDF for your training file.
Over 60 languages, chosen per staff member. Your reporting stays in English.
Buy one module for one person if that is all you need. Nothing recurring.
Licences do not expire the moment you buy. Staff have a year to complete.
Before you buy.
How long does Overdose Response and Naloxone training take?
About 35 minutes, across 6 short lessons, followed by a 20 question assessment with a pass mark of 80%. Staff can stop and pick up where they left off.
What does the Overdose Response and Naloxone module cover?
6 lessons: What is an opioid overdose and when is risk highest, Recognising the signs of opioid overdose, The step by step overdose response, How naloxone works and its limitations, Aftercare and managing the person when they wake and Supplying take home naloxone and training others. Each one pairs the teaching with a care scenario and a quick check.
How often do staff need to refresh Overdose Response and Naloxone?
CareStream sets this module so it renews every year. Staff and managers are reminded before a certificate lapses, so the refresher is booked before the gap appears.
Does Overdose Response and Naloxone need a practical assessment?
Yes. The online module is the knowledge part. Staff also need an observed assessment in the workplace, carried out by their employer, and CareStream provides the observation checklist to record it.
Do I need a CareStream subscription to buy this?
No. This page exists precisely so you do not. You buy the licences you need, your staff complete the module in the CareStream hub, and that is the end of it. There is no trial to start, no card kept on file, and no subscription that begins quietly afterwards.
If you later decide you want the full platform, anything your staff have already completed carries across into your account.
What does one licence actually cover?
One licence covers one named member of staff for this one module, including the lesson, the assessment, any follow-up questions triggered by a wrong answer, and their certificate. Licences are not shared between people, because the completion record has to belong to an individual to be worth anything at inspection.
How quickly can staff start?
Immediately. The licences are on your account as soon as the payment clears, and staff get their invite the moment you add them. There is no onboarding call and no setup period.
Can staff complete it in another language?
Yes. Each staff member has a first language on their profile, and the lesson, the questions and the feedback all arrive in it. They answer in that language too. What you see as a manager stays in English, so the record reads the same whoever completed it.
What if someone fails the assessment?
Nothing is lost. A wrong answer triggers a short follow-up lesson on that specific point, and they retry it. The record shows the improvement from the first attempt to the latest, which is stronger evidence than a single pass mark, because it shows the gap was found and closed.
Can I buy for more than one service?
Yes. Buy the total number of licences you need and allocate them across your services when you add staff. If you are licensing for a group and want an invoice rather than a card payment, get in touch and we will raise one.
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