Narcan Training Offered to Northampton County Employees and Northampton County Residents

Northampton County Offers Free Narcan Training

WHO: County Executive Lamont G. McClure and Northampton County Drug and Alcohol Division

WHAT: Narcan Training Offered to Northampton County Employees and Northampton County Residents

WHEN:

• March 21^st – 5:30pm, Slate Belt YMCA, 315 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Pen Argyl
• April 4^th – 6:00pm, William Pensyl Social Hall, 111 State St., Portland
• April 9^th – 1:00pm, Easton/Phillipsburg Branch YMCA, 1225 W. Lafayette St., Easton
• April 10^th – 11:00am, HOPE Center, 429 E Broad St., Bethlehem
• May 13^th – 10:00am, DHS Building, 2801 Emrick Blvd., Bethlehem
• May 15^th – 6:00pm, Wilson LINCS Family Center, 2400 Firmstone St., Easton
• May 22^nd – 2:00pm, Northampton County Courthouse, 669 Washington St., Easton

County Executive Lamont G. McClure announced that the Northampton County Drug and Alcohol Division will continue to offer free Narcan training this spring as part of the County’s Fentanyl Awareness campaign, Fake is Real.

“The County’s goal is to educate families, specifically young adults, about the dangers of buying counterfeit prescription pills that may contain fentanyl. Our education and training efforts are helping to fight against substance abuse and addiction,” says Executive Lamont G. McClure.

Anyone who participates in the training will learn about the different types of opioids, identify signs and symptoms of opioid abuse and overdose, know how to safely store and dispose of prescription medications, and identify community resources for people facing addiction. Participants also learn how to administer Narcan, a life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. Participants will receive a free Narcan kit.

Those interested in the training should RSVP with Gretchen Hill at ghill@norcopa.gov.

For more information on Northampton County’s Fake is Real campaign, please visit fakeisreal.org.

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