March 9, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
Opioid Overdose continues to claim lives. One way to prevent opioid overdose deaths is to learn how to respond in this medical emergency. Time is critical but Naloxone is an emergency medication that has the potential to save lives and restore breathing until EMS arrives.
The DeKalb Prevention Coalition has been made aware of an increased number of overdoses in DeKalb County within the past few days. With this information the DPC has scheduled an Emergency Naloxone Reversal training.
You are urged to participate in this emergency life-saving training Thursday, March 11 from 5-7 p.m. under a tent in the parking lot of the County Complex sponsored by the DeKalb Prevention Coalition in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Upper Cumberland Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists Suzanne Angel and Colby Lane.
Narcan training is free and in less than 15 minutes community members can learn how to use this emergency medication to restore breathing to someone having an opioid overdose until EMS arrives.
For more details visit the DeKalb County Prevention Coalition facebook page.