How we organized our tabling events for the "TOOLS" of Fentanyl Awareness and Overdose Prevention:

FIRST, find a local organization with a supply of Naloxone/Narcan, with whom to partner for your event. Most free Naloxone is distributed on a county-by-county basis, requiring records to be submitted as to where/which demographic is receiving the Naloxone, so do ask a local health department, harm reduction organization, or related non-profit for help with the product for your event.

Then, plan your event! Is there an event/theme/memorial planned in conjunction with the event?  Who is your target? Where will you hold the event? What time will work best to get those people to your training? Who will do the training? (Usually takes about 10 minutes without questions... many can be trained at the same time.) How are you going to get the word out? What supplies do you need (table, tent, etc).

My experience as a hardware store owner, in asking for partners for overdose training for fentanyl and other opioids, has been extremely positive by the organizations with whom we partner. The organizations are delighted to have a new segment of the community wanting to train their employees to become first responders in this national drug epidemic - and to get more people in their community carrying Naloxone. 

There is no stigma in our Ace stores, when someone buys a fire extinguisher we don't assume they have an arsonist at their home. Similarly, when more people are trained on this life-saving opioid reversal product, the stigma around having Narcan will go away. Thank you for helping be part of the solution in this epidemic.