Long Beach City College and the Tarzana Treatment Center are collaborating in hosting Narcan 101 Workshop training for staff and students at the Liberal Arts Campus and the Pacific Coast Campus.
This workshop educates attendees on primary indicators that someone is overdosing and how to administer the over-the-counter opioid overdose treatment, Narcan.
Student Life Coordinator Joseph Polanco is in the process of having all LBCC faculty go through Narcan 101 training.
Why should professors be trained and expected to perform medical assistance on their students?
Professors who went to school to become experts in their field of study should not have to be responsible for administering opiate antagonists, without compensation.
It is unrealistic to expect all of LBCC faculty to be on board with this proposition.
This expectation and new responsibility can become a huge liability on the professors who are not licensed physicians.
It is still very important to spread awareness and to stay informed on the potential hazards some students may face.
Professors should have the option to attend and participate in this workshop and Narcan 101 training should not be mandatory.
In case of any emergency LBCC should consider fitting trained medical professionals into their budget if they are so adamant about this new policy.
Adding an extra expectation to the ever growing list of demands professors face is unfair, especially if this expectation comes with training professors have to attend in their own time.
The school cannot rely only on their faculty to be thoroughly trained and prepared to save a student’s life.