Trainings Include Free Supply of Life-Saving Medication Naloxone!
WHAT:
Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) is partnering with the County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Department (BHSD) to offer brief (one hour) trainings about the dangers of fentanyl and other opioids.
Attendees will receive instruction on how to recognize an opioid overdose, and how to properly administer the over-the-counter medication naloxone nasal spray (brand name Narcan). Participants who complete the trainings will be offered a free Narcan kit, while supplies last.
In addition to the five already announced events, three additional trainings have been added around International Overdose Awareness Day on Thursday, August 31. One of them will be held in Spanish (8/30 at Gilroy Library).
WHO:
Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD), County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Department (BHSD). Supervisor Joe Simitian will attend the August 5 event and Supervisor Susan Ellenberg the August 17 event.
WHEN/WHERE:
Los Altos Library |
Saturday, August 5 at 1:30 p.m.Thursday, August 31 at 11 a.m. |
Morgan Hill Library |
Tuesday, August 8 at 6 p.m. |
Gilroy Library |
Wednesday, August 16 at 7 p.m.Wednesday, August 30 at 1 p.m. (Spanish) |
Campbell Express Library |
Thursday, August 17 at 7 p.m. |
Saratoga Library |
Saturday, September 9 at 1 p.m.Wednesday, August 30 at 11 a.m. |
No registration is necessary. More details available on our Events Calendar.
WHY:
Naloxone nasal spray has been proven to save lives, if administered quickly to individuals who have overdosed from opioids. The County of Santa Clara has seen an increase in overdoses caused by opioids this year and it is crucial to spread the word about the dangers of these drugs and available remedies.
