Free Drug Test Kits At Narcan Training Event In Northport

One hundred home drug test hits will be distributed to members of the community at the Northport/East Northport Drug & Alcohol Task Force’s Narcan training event on Tuesday, March 21.

These kits, which contain a sterile beaker and a Multi-Drug Screen Test Panel, are designed to be used at home to test someone for marijuana and/or drug use.

“The drug testing kits are another tool parents can use to help keep their kids clean and sober,” Northport Police Chief Bill Ricca said in a press release. “The involved, concerned and diligent parent is the first, and best, line of defense to keep their children off drugs and alcohol.”

The Narcan training event kicks off at 7 p.m. at the School District’s Administration Building, located at 158 Laurel Ave. The drug testing kits will be offered to anyone over 18 years of age who requests one even if they don’t take part in the Narcan training.

Narcan is an antidote to an opiate overdose which is administered through a nasal spray. Members of the Northport Police Department have saved 13 overdose victims using Narcan to date. Now, the same lifesaving kits are being offered to the general public.

“I am grateful that the Northport Village Board and the Northport PBA continue to partner with us in the battle to fight addiction,” Anthony Ferrandino, director of the Northport/East Northport Drug & Alcohol Task Force, said.

The kits are courtesy of the Northport Village Board of Trustees and the Northport Police Benevolent Association.

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