Free Narcan Kits Available on Overdose Awareness Day

WARREN, Ohio – In recognition of Overdose Awareness Day on Saturday, free lifesaving Narcan kits will be provided by the Trumbull County Mental Health & Recovery Board and the Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition.

Overdose Awareness Day, which aims to raise awareness of overdoses, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths and acknowledge the grief felt by families and friends, is observed on Aug. 31 every year.

“Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose and remember those who have died,” said Kim Walker, addiction programs coordinator at the Trumbull County Mental Health & Recovery Board. “In addition to acknowledging those who have already been affected by overdoses, we want to provide Narcan kits to help prevent future overdoses in our community.”

Narcan kits can be picked up at the following locations and times:

• Barnes Temple Church, 2618 Niles Road, Warren, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• CBS Barbershop, 770 Highland Ave., Warren, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Cortland Police Department, 400 N. High St., Cortland, 10 a.m. to noon.
• Family Dollar, 1139 W. Market St., Warren, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Eastwood Mall Community Booth, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• First Step Recovery, 2737 Youngstown Road SE, Warren, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• FOCUS Building, 2051 Niles Road, Warren, 3 to 5 p.m.
• Hot Dog Shoppe parking lot, 740 W. Market St., Warren, 1 to 5 p.m.
• Howland Farmers Market, 8189 East Market St., Warren, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Mercy Health Minor Emergency Services, 1296 Tod Ave. NW, Warren, noon to 3 p.m.
• Meridian HealthCare, 320 High St., Warren, 7 to 11 a.m.
• New Day Recovery, 125 Charles Court, Newton Falls, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Renaissance Center, 1948 Palmyra Road, Warren, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Restoration Christian Fellowship, 760 Main Ave. SW, Warren, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Shadi South Tod Speedcheck, 1680 Tod Ave., Warren, 1 to 3 p.m.
• Safe Harbor, 1212 Tod Place, Warren, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Sahara Club II, 2345 Youngstown Road SE, Warren, 7 p.m. at candlelight vigil.
• Smart Mart, 2142 Youngstown Road SE, Warren, noon to 4 p.m.
• Thrive Peer Support, 2921 Youngstown Road SE, Warren, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Walgreens, 2804 W. Market St., Warren, noon to 4 p.m.
• Weathersfield Township Park, 3784 S. Main St., Mineral Ridge, noon to 3 p.m.

Kits also were given out Thursday at the St. Vincent DePaul dining hall, 2355 Niles Road, Warren, and are available at the Kinsman Township Building by appointment.

The Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, a project of the Trumbull County Mental Health & Recovery Board, engages in strategic partnerships to solve the community’s substance abuse problems. ASAP membership is free and open to the public. For more information, call 330 675 2765, ext. 104, or click HERE.

Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.