For Immediate Release: Monday, May 6, 2019
Opioid Response Program Seeks Community Sites for Naloxone Training; Free Training Offered for the Community
For Immediate Release: Monday, May 6, 2019
The County’s Opioid Response Program, which offers free Naloxone training for community members, is looking for locations at which to hold trainings. Training sessions can be offered privately for an organization or can be made available to the general public. Training sessions teach participants how to recognize and respond to an overdose and free Naloxone kits are provided.
In the past year, more than 75 trainings have been held on the use of Naloxone, a nasal spray used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. More than 1,200 individuals have received the free training.
Organizations interested in hosting a training should contact the Opioid Overdose Response Program at Overdoseresponseprogram@montgomerycountymd.gov or call 240-777-1836.
For a calendar of currently scheduled training sessions, visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HHS/OpioidResources.html.
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Release ID: 19-149