Webinar: Half the Victory: Preparing for the Opioid Crisis

Originally presented November 3, 2021

Miguel de Cervantes wrote “To be prepared is half the victory.”

Kevin King shares how the Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL) took a proactive approach to preparing for opioid overdoses in the library.

In less than a year, KPL staff learned about the liability laws regarding life-saving overdose drugs (Naloxone), lobbied to change those laws, hosted a “Drug Take-Back Day,” joined a county-wide task force on the issue, and organized overdose awareness training and administration of Naloxone for the staff.

Participants will gain the knowledge they need to begin a plan to address the opioid crisis in their library and turn a partial victory, into a life-saving win.

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