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:
Monday February 05, 2018, at 7:00 p.m.
Suffolk County Police
Department in Collaboration with the Middle Country School District
Presents: Heroin and
Prescription Drug Education and Awareness: What You Need to Know
Newfield High School - Auditorium
145 Marshall Drive
Selden, NY 11784
Phone: 631-285-8300
Monday February 12, 2018, in conjunction with
Leg. Sarah Anker and Sound Beach Civic Assn
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sound Beach Fire Department
152 Sound Beach Blvd
Sound Beach, NY 11789
RSVP before February 8 required to 631-854-1600
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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