Lyon and Storey Coalition Meeting Includes Naloxone Training
Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties’ November breakfast meeting includes a discussion and request for input on the Coalition’s updated Comprehensive Community Prevention Plan, plus a free training on Naloxone and harm reduction. The public meeting is on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 9am at the Silver Springs Community Center, 2945 Fort Churchill Street.
Life Change Center’s Wellness Services Program Director Lisa Lee, M.A., CADC-I, CPRSS, will be providing a one-hour Naloxone training. Naloxone kits will be given to all who attend and complete the training. Relatives and caregivers of individuals using opioids, agencies that serve those at risk of overdose, individuals using opioids, school staff, parents, health care providers, first responders, etc should attend.
Naloxone (sometimes called Narcan) is a medication that can reverse the effects of an overdose caused by use of opiate drugs. When administered in a timely manner, the drug can be effective in saving the life of the individual. The only effect of naloxone is to reverse the effect of opioids. It cannot make a person “high.”
Community training in the use of Naloxone is part of a coordinated efforts in Nevada to address the opioid crisis.
Also on the November agenda, Wendy Madson, Director of Healthy Communities, will welcome input on the Coalition’s efforts to update its regional Comprehensive Community Prevention Plan.
For more information about Healthy Communities, see healthycomm.org.
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