Illenium is going live on Instagram to teach viewers how to administer naloxone (commonly referred to as Narcan), a medication approved by the FDA to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses.
) to teach viewers how to administer naloxone , a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses.
“I want to use my platform to amplify the work that End Overdose is doing to educate people on how to identify and respond to an opiate overdose,” Illenium tells. “With how rampant fentanyl is in our communities, it’s important for everyone, regardless of whether they use these drugs or not, to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of an overdose and know how to provide aid if needed. This issue is very personal to me as a recovering addict and someone who has overdosed in the past.
Volunteers from End Overdose will also provide live training at select stops on Illenium’s world tour in support of the album, to be released via Warner Records this Friday, April 28. In-person instruction will be offered at stops including San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Denver, Rothbury, Austin, Atlanta, Brooklyn, Detroit, and Bridgeview. Illenium is currently working with End Overdose to extend the training sessions to additional cities on the tour.
With dates across North America, Europe, and Australia, the ILLENIUM Live tour opens at the Gorge Amphitheater on May 27. All four of Illenium’s previously released albums have charted in the top 10 of
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