Town of Norwich to offer free Narcan training
NORWICH – This Thursday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m., the Town of Norwich will host a Naloxone (Narcan) training where community members can learn to “Save a Life” of someone experiencing an overdose. The training is free and open to the public and will be held at the Norwich Town Hall at 157 County Road 32A.
According to Norwich Town Councilman Debra Cubbedge, “This is something that people can do locally to address the opioid epidemic that is affecting our families and our community.”
Participants will learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of overdose, how to prevent a fatal opiate overdose, and how to administer Naloxone -- a medication that rapidly reverses the effects of opioid overdose. Thirty participants will receive a free Naloxone kit with the training. Others will receive information on how they may obtain a Naloxone kit.
The training will be provided by the Southern Tier Aids Program. In addition, Councilman Cubbedge acknowledges the assistance of S-E Fights Back in putting this program together. S-E Fights Back is a volunteer group (associated with Truth Pharm) that has been proactive in addressing heroin and opioid addiction in the Sherburne-Earlville area and is now assisting other local communities in doing the same.
It is hoped that, with Naloxone training, community members will have the skills necessary to save the life of a loved-one, friend, neighbor or anyone who is experiencing an overdose caused by prescription narcotics, heroin or fentanyl. “We want people to live long enough to recover from drug addiction,” says Cubbedge. “‘Where there’s life, there’s hope.’”
According to Norwich Town Councilman Debra Cubbedge, “This is something that people can do locally to address the opioid epidemic that is affecting our families and our community.”
Participants will learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of overdose, how to prevent a fatal opiate overdose, and how to administer Naloxone -- a medication that rapidly reverses the effects of opioid overdose. Thirty participants will receive a free Naloxone kit with the training. Others will receive information on how they may obtain a Naloxone kit.
The training will be provided by the Southern Tier Aids Program. In addition, Councilman Cubbedge acknowledges the assistance of S-E Fights Back in putting this program together. S-E Fights Back is a volunteer group (associated with Truth Pharm) that has been proactive in addressing heroin and opioid addiction in the Sherburne-Earlville area and is now assisting other local communities in doing the same.
It is hoped that, with Naloxone training, community members will have the skills necessary to save the life of a loved-one, friend, neighbor or anyone who is experiencing an overdose caused by prescription narcotics, heroin or fentanyl. “We want people to live long enough to recover from drug addiction,” says Cubbedge. “‘Where there’s life, there’s hope.’”
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