SEYMOUR — On February 17, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. the Alliance for Prevention and Wellness is collaborating with Seymour Public Schools, Seymour First Selectwoman’s Office, Seymour Police Department, Seymour Ambulance and Seymour Fire Department to host a FREE Virtual Community Narcan Training Event for the Seymour Community.
The event will be facilitated by: Lorrie McFarland, MS, MCHES, CPS‑R, Prevention Coordinator
This event will teach people in the community how to administer Narcan by using a nasal spray. This lifesaving Narcan is an opiate antidote. Opioids include, prescription pain pills such as codeine, oxycodone and morphine as well as heroin. Narcan is a prescription medicine that blocks the effects of opioids and reverses an overdose.
There will be Free Narcan kits for those who register and participate in the training.
If anyone in the community would like to be trained in administering Narcan please register in advance at: https://bit.ly/Narcan2-17
