Drug Abuse Forum In Lansdale Offers Free Narcan, Free Training

LANSDALE, PA —Even if you haven't been impacted by the opioid crisis yet, that doesn't mean you won't be, organizers of a drug addiction resource forum say.

The Drug Addiction Resource Alliance (DARA), formed by Magisterial District Judge Andrea Duffy in 2017, will hold an information forum for the public on March 7 at the Lansdale YMCA.

There will be free doses of the overdose-reversal drug Narcan on-site, provided by the Council of Southeast PA). Email darasaveslives@gmail.com to register for Narcan. Registration is highly recommended.

Doors open at 6 p.m. The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. Speakers will include recovery specialists, those who are in recovery, and family members of those who have lost their battle with addition.

D.A.R.A. is a collective of community groups working together to fight the addiction crisis in Montgomery County. The groups will have many information tables available to browse at the meeting.
Some of the organizations that are a part of this collective include:

• D.A.V.E.
• Rehab After Work/School
• Hope's Therapeutic Services, LLC
• Gaudenzia
• Penn Foundation
• Montgomery County District Attorney's Office
• Aldersgate
• Valley Forge Medical Center and Hospital
• Fairmount Behavioral Health System
• Horsham Clinic
• Eagleville
• Keystone Center

Rep. Steve Malagari and Montgomery County Diversionary Court Judge Eisenberg will be on hand.

Lansdale YMCA is located on 608 E. Main Street.