Under a Maine state law passed earlier this year, the naloxone training would need to be based on standards from nationally recognized programs or agencies, and would be an 'extracurricular instruction.' It would also need to be taught by a qualified instructor.
A container of Narcan, a brand name version of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, sits on a table following a demonstration at the Health and Human Services Humphrey Building.
Some school groups expressed initial concerns about the requirements to legislators. But Jaelynn Williams, a 10th-grader at Hebron Academy, said that she lost a close family friend to an overdose, and many kids hide their drug use from parents and other adults. And Courtney Gary-Allen, with the Maine Recovery Advocacy Project, says students have told her that they want be trained in overdose response, in order to assist their family and friends.
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