Training includes
administration of intranasal naloxone
County Executive Steve Bellone and Dr. James
Tomarken, Commissioner of Health, are encouraging residents to take advantage
of scheduled Opioid Overdose Prevention Classes.
The training, which meets New York State Department
of Health requirements, will enable participants to recognize an opioid
overdose, administer intranasal naloxone and take additional steps until EMS
arrives. Participants will receive a certificate of completion and an emergency
resuscitation kit that includes nasal naloxone. The classes will take place as
follows:
Rocky
Point
Thursday October 5,
2017, 7:00
p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Rocky Point High School
82 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, NY 11778
In conjunction with Legis. Sarah Anker
RSVP Required to Robyn.Fellrath@suffolkcountyny.gov
or 631-854-1600
Miller
Place
October 23, 2017,
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker
North Shore Youth Council & Miller Place School District
Miller Place High School Auditorium, 15 Memorial Dr. Miller Place, NY
Contact: 631-854-1600 by October
20
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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