End Overdose is a U.S. 501(c)(3) 🏷️#nonprofit, active nationally since 2018, that works to end drug-related overdose deaths through education, free naloxone distribution, and public awareness.
Its core offering is a free online course, Opioid Overdose V 2.0, which takes about 20 minutes and is available in four languages including English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. It teaches how to recognize an opioid overdose, assess the scene safely, administer naloxone, perform rescue breathing and post-dose care, and when to call 911. Completion earns a certificate and a free naloxone kit; the site credits its naloxone distribution as powered by the manufacturer Amneal.
Beyond online training, the organization appears at festivals and nightlife events — recent listings include Coachella, Stagecoach, Beyond Wonderland, and Breakaway — distributing naloxone and free drug test strips. It operates regional chapters and a volunteer program, and event organizers can request coverage through a public form. Its approach sits squarely within 📝Harm Reduction: supplies and training without conditions.
Naloxone (Narcan) reverses opioids only. Non-opioid drugs such as 📝ketamine can be contaminated with fentanyl, which is why people who never use opioids still benefit from carrying it and testing their supply. Xylazine, a veterinary sedative increasingly found cut into fentanyl, is not reversed by naloxone and is not detected by fentanyl test strips; separate xylazine strips exist. Because xylazine usually appears alongside fentanyl, naloxone should still be given, 911 called, and breathing supported.
Someone once asked me for Narcan while a person was overdosing on laced drugs, and I didn't have it. Someone else did. I haven't been to a party without it since — this course is the free way to get a kit and know how to use it.