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NARCAN distribution in huron county

Trabajando juntos para reducir la sobredosis de opioides y las muertes relacionadas con las drogas

Let's Get Real of Huron County se asoció con Project DAWN (Deaths Evite With Naloxone) para brindar capacitación y kits gratuitos de naloxona en su centro de pares ubicado en 2 Oak Street en Norwalk. No es necesaria una receta para recibir capacitación o para recoger el medicamento.

¿Quién debería recoger un kit?

Cualquiera puede recoger un kit y capacitarse. Ya sea que esté cuidando a un paciente que usa opioides para controlar el dolor o conozca a alguien con adicción a los opioides, capacitarse y adquirir un botiquín puede ayudar a salvar una vida.

¿Qué formación recibiré?

Cuando se detenga en el centro de pares, un compañero de apoyo le pedirá que complete un formulario, proporcione instrucciones de capacitación por escrito y el kit de medicamentos.

Se le capacitará en:
• Reconocer los signos y síntomas de una sobredosis.
• Realizar respiración de rescate
• Llamar al 911
• Administrar naloxona intranasal

¿Dónde puedo comprar naloxona gratis sin receta?

La naloxona está disponible, sin costo, en las siguientes ubicaciones en el condado de Huron:

  • Seamos realistas del condado de Huron

2 Oak Street, sótano (use la entrada en el costado del edificio)

Norwalk, Ohio

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huron county overdose response plan

As part of the Ohio Overdose Prevention Network Grant, the MHAS Board created the Huron County Overdose Response Plan.  The purpose of the Huron County Overdose Response Plan is to offer guidance on mobilizing immediate local efforts to respond to possible opioid overdose related surges, when overdose reports from local 911 dispatch, law enforcement (LE), visits to emergency departments (ED) and urgent care centers increase or other alert circumstances are initiated by first responders, community members, local governments, or the media in Huron County, Ohio.

Overdose alerts will be issued under the following circumstances:

• If Huron County has experienced 4 or more overdose related incidents within a 72 hour period

• If Huron County has experienced 3 or ore overdose related incidents within a 24 hour period

Alert Example

huron county quick response team (qrt)

The Huron County QRT team provides confidential help for opioid overdose survivors by connecting them to treatment & recovery support services.  Within 72 hours of an overdose report, the QRT team will:

  • Visit with survivor and/or family and friends at their residence or last known address.

  • Encourage the survivor to seek treatment. If the survivor wants treatment, they will be immediately connected with a treatment provider.

  • Provide local treatment and recovery resources to survivor and/or family/friends.

  • Provide the survivor and/or family and friends with a free naloxone kit if requested.

  • Provide the survivor with follow-up and support throughout treatment and recovery.

The Huron County QRT team is made up of the following organizations: Let’s Get Real, Inc., Huron County Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Family Life Counseling & Psychiatric Services, Firelands Counseling & Recovery Services, Oriana House, Inc., Norwalk Police Department, Huron County Sheriff’s Office, New London Police Department, Wakeman Police Department, Monroeville Police Department, and Plymouth Police Department.

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