Montgomeryville Drug Addiction Forum Offers Counsel, Free Narcan

MONTGOMERYVILLE, 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 last year, will hold an information forum for the public on Oct. 2 at the Montgomery Township Community and Recreation Center.

There will be 50 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.

A Narcan use training event will occur at 6:30 p.m.

Speakers will include recovery specialists, those who are in recovery, and family members of those who have lost their battle with addition. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele will also speak.

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

Doors open for the event at 6 p.m. The Center is located on 1030 Horsham Road.

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