Narcan Training Dates And Locations Announced By Suffolk County

Stony Brook – 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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