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TOH Hosts Narcan Classes As Fatal Overdoses Top 100K Nationally
Training is scheduled for Oceanside, Bellmore and Freeport in the coming weeks.
OCEANSIDE, NY — With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcing drug overdose deaths eclipsing 100,000 in a year in the U.S. for the first time, the Town of Hempstead is stepping up the education against the addiction.
Narcan training and drug awareness seminars are scheduled, starting with Nov. 18 at the Oceanside Knights of Columbus.
The 8 p.m. event is hosted by Councilman Anthony D'Espositio, a former NYPD detective and former Island Park Fire Department chief.
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Narcan is a drug that reverses the potential for a fatal drug overdose.
"The statistics are startling, and no community is immune from the opioid epidemic that has swept our nation," Town Supervisor Don Clavin said in a statement.
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Other Narcan seminar dates:
- December 6th at 6 p.m. - Bellmore Library
- December 13th at 6:30 p.m. – Island Trees Library, Levittown
- December 15th at 6 p.m. – Freeport Library
Walk-ups are permitted. To register for the free classes, call 516 812-3242.
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