What About Naloxone?

A Potential Life Saver

What is Naloxone?

As the opioid crisis persists in the Northwest Corner, the importance of learning about the life-saving potential of naloxone is crucial.

As of March 2023, the FDA approved over-the-counter drug purchase to make it readily available.

A naloxone training can:

help to understand the opioid epidemic,
educate about how to respond to an overdose,
and to learn how naloxone works to reverse an opiate overdose.

If you or your organization are located in Northwest Connecticut and are interested in naloxone training, please fill out the contact form here - a representative who can facilitate the training will contact you shortly.

Naloxone is sold under the brands Narcan and Evzio and is used for the emergency treatment of opioid overdose. It's an "opioid antagonist," which blocks specific receptors in the body that opioids bind to, thereby reversing the overdose symptoms.

Training & Information is available through NCPN

The administration of Naloxone is not difficult, but it can be very intimidating and scary when you are faced with an individual in an overdose situation. NCPN offers onsite education and training for businesses, schools and community groups on the benefits and use of Naloxone as well as how to recognize an opioid overdose.

NCPN Offers Narcan FREE of CHARGE

To obtain Narcan free of charge, please reach out to Emma Foster at NCPN.

Email Emma Foster HERE

Litchfield County Opiate Task Force

Northwest Corner Prevention Network is proud to partner with the Litchfield County Opiate Task Force, a collaborative effort that focuses on:

improving access to care,
enhancing collaboration and data sharing between and amongst service providers,
addressing addiction in the community,
and sharing information and resources about addiction, prevention, harm reduction, and treatment.

Learn more about the LCOTF

LCOTF Outreach Sites

Access LCOTF Resource Guide

Do you know NORA?

NORA is the Naloxone and Overdose Response App. Launched by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), NORA was created to:

prevent the occurrence of opioid overdoses
inform the public about the Good Samaritan Law and its protections when responding to an overdose
provide a mobile app to walk individuals through how to respond to an overdose

Visit norasaves.com to learn more about the app, how to download it, and for more information on the initiative from DPH.