Suffolk County Announces Narcan Training Classes for January & February 2017

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Residents are encouraged to take advantage of scheduled Opioid Overdose Prevention Program-Narcan Training Classes.

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Training will enable participants to recognize an opioid overdose, administer intranasal Narcan and take additional steps until EMS arrives.

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Suffolk County, NY - January 13, 2017 - County Executive Steve Bellone and Dr. James Tomarken, Commissioner of Health, are encouraging residents to take advantage of scheduled Opioid Overdose Prevention Program-Narcan Training Classes.

 
The training, which meets New York State Department of Health requirements, will enable participants to recognize an opioid overdose, administer intranasal Narcan and take additional steps until EMS arrives. Participants will receive a certificate of completion and an emergency resuscitation kit that includes nasal Narcan. The classes will take place as follows:
 
Sag Harbor
Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 6:30p.m.
The Ugly Truth (with Narcan Dispensing)
Sponsored by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office.
Although we have all read and heard the headlines about Heroin in our neighborhoods, and the dangers of easy access to powerful prescriptions and medication, we rarely hear “The Ugly Truth” behind these headlines. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office will discuss how to recognize heroin and prescription drug abuse among teenagers and what actions parents
can and should take.
Sag Harbor Fire Dept.
1357 Brook Kiln Rd
Sag Harbor, NY 11963
RSVP required on email or 631-852-8400
 
Amagansett
Monday, January 30, 2017, 6:00p.m. - 7:30p.m.
Scoville Hall/First Presbyterian Church
17 Meeting House Lane
Amagansett, NY 11930
RSVP required before January 24th on email or 561-234-0326
 
Westhampton Beach
Monday February 06, 2017, 6:30p.m. - 7:30p.m.
Westhampton Beach Fire Department
92 Sunset Ave.
Westhampton Beach, NY 11978
RSVP required before January 31st on email or 631-852-8400
 
Farmingville
Tuesday February 28, 2017, 6:30p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Farmingville Fire Department
780 Horseblock Road
Farmingville, NY 11738
RSVP required before February 20th to 631-732-6611ext.717 or email
 
Learn more about the program; watch “Saving One Life at a Time with Narcan at Suffolk’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Program.”