NCADD Westchester Educates Families About Saving Lives at Home With Narcan at Memorial Field

When people think of using Narcan, the first they think of if anyone in their house, any distant family members or friends have a drug and opioid problem, such as fentanyl. What they don't think of the possibility of a child stealing pills just for fun from their parents' or grandparents' medicine cabinet that was carelessly left open. This was one of the life-saving messages that instructors from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence in Westchester Inc. (NCADD) were giving families at Memorial Field here in Mount Vernon on Saturday night at a soccer game between Westchester County and AV Alta FC,a soccer team from Lancaster, California.

In today's world, the horror of fake pills is a sad commonplace where illegal replica painkillers that resemble fentanyl and other opioids are killing people of all ages. In instances where an overdose occurs, the use of the Narcan nasal spray will save a life if administered correctly and that the follow-through with the overdose victim, is also done correctly. NCADD Westchester instructors Dennis Andrews and Patricia Greene had their table filled with information from the organization and samples and information of Narcan.

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Instructors from the NCADD Westchester are always out in the community offering free Narcan training, educating the public and offering a robust Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) training program, a post-graduate level CASAC Training program, a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) program, which is a New York State Certification Board program and is designed to qualify individuals to provide peer services at various levels of treatment and treatment facilities. Additionally, NCADD Westchester works with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles to offer the Impaired Driving Program (IDP) program, which is part of the State's effort to reduce personal and property losses caused by drivers under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. These programs are certified by the New York State Office of Addiction Support and Services (OASAS). This Recovery Coach Academy intensive coaching program is designed to prepare students to work in the substance use disorder field.

Additionally, NCADD Westchester will also work with those who may qualify for Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR), a program intended to assist individuals with disabilities in order to achieve and maintain employment and to support independent living through training, education, rehabilitation, and career development.

NCADD Westchester instructors are planning on returning to Memorial Field this coming Saturday, October 10 when the Westchester Soccer Club plays the Forward Madison team from Madison, Wisconsin.