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:
Farmingville
Tuesday, June 7,
2016, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Brookhaven Town
Hall
1 Independence
Hill
2nd
Floor Cafeteria
Farmingville, NY
11738
RSVP
to Brookhaven Youth Bureau at 631-451-8011 or 631- 451-3035
Riverhead
Tuesday, June 14,
2016
Riverhead Library
330 Court St.
Riverhead, NY 11901
6p.m.-8pm
This class
includes an opening presentation by Michael’s Hope.
RSVP Required to 631-463-5810 or piew@aol.com
East
Islip
Tuesday June 28,
2016, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
East Islip Library
381 East Main St.
East Islip, NY,
11730
RSVP Required to islipfam@gmail.com
Learn more about the program; watch
“Saving One Life at a
Time with Narcan at Suffolk’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Program.”
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