Orion Township Library Adds Save a Life Station with Narcan, Fentanyl Tests, and More
“Our young people and adults are struggling with addiction all over the world, and we’re not immune to that.”
“Our young people and adults are struggling with addiction all over the world, and we’re not immune to that.”
As of last summer, Affirmations also began to offer free testing kits people can pick up, with no questions asked, that can be used to detect Fentanyl in street drugs.
Narcan is an easy-to-use nasal spray that can help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in minutes.
Judge Longo spoke with Oakland County Times about the medicine and why he wants to help, citing over 2,200 opioid deaths in Michigan last year.
Man Dead in Alley as Ferndale Police Strive to Reduce Drug Fatalities (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 3, 2016) Ferndale, MI – A man died Friday night in the alley behind Om Café presumably from drug use. Police are awaiting autopsy results from the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office, but Lt. Pkak of the Ferndale Police…
150 Narcan Kits Donated to Help Prevent Heroin Deaths (OCCMHA Press Release, Nov. 6, 2015) Training, treatment, and intervention are all part of the strategy to equip and prepare Oakland County deputies in the ongoing campaign against opioid misuse and heroin overdoses. This collaborative effort is being spearheaded by Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority…
Sixth Narcan Save This Year for Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept. (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, June 19, 2015) INCIDENT: 20:40 hrs. – June 16, 2015 – Highland Township – Overdose / Narcan Administered. #15-93239 SUMMARY: Highland Township deputies were dispatched to the 1700 block of Valley Drive for the report of a female that had overdosed…
Narcan Used to Revive Passenger in Suspected Heroin-Related Crash (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, May 26, 2015) INCIDENT: 11:10 hrs. –May 18, 2015– City of Pontiac – Property Damage Accident / Operating While in the Presence of Drugs (OWPD) / Narcan Administered #15-74954 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to the intersection of Perry and Giddings for a traffic…