Staff from Spectrum Health’s Medication Assisted Treatment Team will once again share community resources and offer free training on the use of Narcan (naloxone) in the West Seneca Community Center & Library Atrium, 1300 Union Road, on the second Friday of the month, from noon to 3 p.m.
Narcan can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Knowing how to properly administer Narcan to someone who may have accidentally over used a prescription pain medication or who used a “street” drug that was laced with a powerful additive can help save lives. The training takes only two minutes.
“Over the past three years, our team has distributed hundreds of Narcan kits from our monthly visits to the West Seneca Community Center,” said Ann Bowback, director of Spectrum Health’s Medication Assisted Treatment program. “We will continue to be there to train individuals on how to use Narcan and to provide them with Narcan and test strips. This year we’re also focusing on answering questions and providing guidance on how and where to access treatment. We know that lives were saved in the community because of this partnership with the Town of West Seneca.”
The MAT team will be there on Feb. 13, March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12, July 10 and Aug. 14.
Spectrum Health also operates a full-service counseling center at 326 Orchard Park Road in West Seneca.
Spectrum Health & Human Services provides mental health, addiction, rehabilitation, care coordination, housing and crisis services in locations throughout Western New York. Founded in 1973, it is also a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC). Please visit www.shswny.org for more information.
