On Tuesday, December 2nd, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM, at the Mendon Public Library, the Addiction Services Team for the Monroe County Office of Mental Health will present on addiction, the effects of opioids on the body, how to identify an overdose, and how to administer the overdose reversal medication, naloxone. Those attending will take home a naloxone kit and xylazine testing strips (supplies pending). This is a free program, but registration is required. Open to teens and adults.
- Click here for Center for Disease Control information on naloxone
- Click here for Center for Disease Control information on xylazine
(Narcan is a brand of the generic medicine naloxone.)