Narcan Training Comes to Northport

Members of the community can learn how to save a life through a hands-on Narcan Training Workshop on Wednesday that will be hosted by the Northport East Northport Drug and Alcohol Task Force.

Northport East Northport DATF hopes all residents, especially young adults, will attend the workshop.

Young adults between the ages of 18 to 25 are the biggest abusers of opiates and those within this age group are also the most likely to overdose on opiates in the local area, DATF reports.

DATF is looking to change this statistic at the Narcan Training Workshop on Wednesday, June 17 at the Northport Public Library at 7 p.m.

Those who attend will receive the same training that first responders use to help reverse an opioid overdose. At the workshop, residents will become qualified to administer Narcan and will be given an intranasal Narcan kit.

DATF is partnering with Long Island Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence to educate and protect children in the community from drug and alcohol abuse.

Anyone who wishes to attend can pre-register via email at anthony.ferrandino@northport.k12.ny.us. Pre-registration is required.

The training will be held in the library’s downstairs auditorium.