Beaverton-area residents can learn how to reverse an opioid overdose at a free training event Saturday, Aug. 29, in neighboring Hillsboro.

Washington County Behavioral Health and 4D Recovery are co-hosting the two-hour session at the 4D Recovery O'Rourke Center, 362 SW Oak St. in Hillsboro, from 3 to 5 p.m. No RSVP is required, and pizza will be provided.

The event is timed to International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, a global observance honoring people who have died from overdose.

"Overdose is preventable," said Candice Altman, 4D Recovery's regional director for Washington County. "We want to help community members feel more confident taking steps to save a life if they ever spot signs of an overdose."

Attendees will learn to recognize overdose symptoms and administer naloxone, the nasal-spray medication that can reverse an opioid overdose within minutes. The event will also include a hands-only CPR demonstration, remarks from an overdose survivor and first responders, and a chance to remember those lost to overdose.

Matt Conrad, senior program coordinator for Washington County Addictions, said the county's partnership with 4D Recovery is part of a broader push to get overdose-prevention tools directly into community members' hands.

He noted that while Oregon overdose deaths have declined in 2024 and 2025, "we still have a long way to go."

The 4D Recovery O'Rourke Center opened in 2020 with a Washington County Behavioral Health grant and provides peer-based recovery support for young adults.

Washington County-specific overdose figures were not available, but the county announced the event as part of its ongoing effort to reduce overdose deaths locally.

For more information, residents can call 971-506-1456 or visit wcor.us/addictions.