Coronavirus Changes Narcan Distribution For Annapolis Residents

ANNAPOLIS, MD — To address opioid overdoses and provide substance use disorder prevention and recovery in Annapolis during the new coronavirus pandemic, city officials have launched NO HARM (Neighbors Organized Helping Avoid Reduce Mortality ) COVID-19 Crisis Narcan Distribution. This is a neighborhood-driven outreach program.

Starting this week, NO HARM neighborhood outreach volunteers will begin communicating with people seeking Narcan or substance use disorder prevention or treatment/recovery resources or support directly and indirectly through social media and other conferencing platforms. Narcan will be distributed courtesy of the Anne Arundel County Department of Health. All NO HARM COVID-19 volunteers will follow CDC guidelines and recommendations by Maryland Harm Reduction Action Network when delivering services.

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NO HARM is the third phase of Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley’s Fatal Overdose Prevention Program, the Naptown Anti-Dope Move. The NAM program was developed by Adetola Ajayi and William Rowel with the mayor's office, as well as several local advocates and service providers.

“In response to the governor’s mandated stay home executive order for COVID-19 and stress on county health systems, our office has partnered with community advocates and outreach workers,” said Buckley in a statement. "The goal is to deliver services to individuals and their family members who may be suffering through substance abuse disorders. This program is designed to help people access systems devoted to delivering harm reduction resources."

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