Suffolk County Announces Narcan Training Classes

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:

East Setauket

Thursday November 3, 2016, 6:00p.m. -7:00p.m.

Ward Melville High School Cafeteria

380 Old Town Rd

East Setauket, NY 11733

RSVP Required to the Office of Legislator Kara Hahn at (631) 854-1650 or Email address: Zach.Baum@suffolkcountyny.gov

Brightwaters

Monday November 14, 2016, 6:30p.m.-7:30p.m.

Bay Shore-Brightwaters Library

1 South Country Road

Brightwaters, NY 11718

RSVP by e-mail to Kristy Evans at islipfam@gmail.com

Supported by Kiwanis Club of The Islips & Bay Shore

Hauppauge

Monday November 14, 2016, 6:00p.m.-7:00p.m.

Suffolk County Department of Health Services

Office of Health Education

725 Veterans Memorial Highway Building C-928

Hauppauge, NY 11788

RSVP To 631-853-4017 or Wanda Ortiz: wanda.ortiz@suffolkcountyny.gov

Learn more about the program; watch “Saving One Life at a Time with Narcan at Suffolk’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Program.”