Citizen Opioid Responders (COR) is a free, online naloxone training program designed to reduce deaths from opioid overdoses. The program recruits, trains, and connects citizen responders who can recognize an overdose and administer lifesaving naloxone (also known by the brand name Narcan). Upon completion of the training, participants receive a Certificate of Completion.
Program Support
Implementation of the COR program is supported by the Women's Philanthropy Leadership Council and individual donors through the Indiana University Foundation's Affinity Giving Grant.
Roadmap
The Citizen Opioid Responders (COR) initiative launched across five Indiana University campuses during the 2024–2025 academic year, establishing a foundation for campus and community overdose prevention through education, naloxone distribution, and community engagement. Building on this success, the program expanded during the 2025–2026 academic year to all nine IU campuses and their surrounding communities through continued IU Foundation Affinity Giving support, increasing the total number of COR communities to eleven. This expansion also enhanced access to the lifesaving opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone through the purchase, installation, and management of NaloxBoxes across IU campuses.
During the 2026–2027 academic year, the COR initiative is focused on long-term sustainability. This phase includes increasing the number of NaloxBoxes installed across IU campuses based on campus-specific needs, developing sustainable overdose prevention and naloxone awareness campaigns tailored to each campus community, and creating standardized operating procedures (SOPs) to support the ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and long-term success of the program. Together, these efforts will help ensure that COR remains an enduring component of Indiana University's commitment to overdose prevention, emergency preparedness, and community health.
Program Goals
The purpose of COR is to increase the number of people trained and carrying naloxone, individuals who feel ready, willing, and able to render aid when an overdose occurs. By completing the training, IU students, faculty, staff, and community members are empowered to act and become part of a growing network of responders prepared to make a lifesaving difference.
Complete the training today and "Be a Life Saver!"