IPSWICH – The Ipswich Public Health Department is inviting community members to participate in an upcoming overdose response training hosted by the Town of Ipswich in partnership with North Shore Health Project/ONESTOP Harm Reduction Services.
The training will take place on Monday, Nov. 16, at 4 p.m. in Meeting Room C of Ipswich Town Hall, 25 Green St. The training is open to the general public.
During the training, participants will learn how to recognize the signs of an overdose and how to respond using naloxone.
Naloxone is a medication that can rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The medication is a nasal spray that works by blocking the effects of opioids, which stop a person’s breathing. Fast administration can restore normal breathing and save lives.
The Town of Ipswich offers free naloxone through its Overdose Response Cabinets, located on each floor of Town Hall near the automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and first aid kits, the Public Library by the elevator on each floor, and at the Hall Haskell House restroom. Outdoor Overdose Response Cabinets are also installed at the Central Street Fire Station, on the Manning Street side of the building, and at the Linebrook Fire Station. Residents are encouraged to take naloxone from the cabinets to keep at home or in their vehicles in case they need to respond to an overdose.
Community members are encouraged to take advantage of this training opportunity to learn how to recognize an overdose and respond quickly.
“We encourage community members to take advantage of this training to learn how to recognize the signs of an overdose and administer naloxone in an emergency,” said Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon. “By making this knowledge and lifesaving medication more accessible, we can help ensure residents feel better equipped to respond when someone needs lifesaving help.”
For more information about the training, contact the Ipswich Public Health Department at 978-356-6606.
To register for the training, click here or visit www.ipswichma.gov.
About North Shore Health Project/ONESTOP Harm Reduction Services
North Shore Health Project/ONESTOP Harm Reduction Services is the provider of the syringe services program in Ipswich. Through these programs, persons who inject drugs can get sterile needles and syringes free of cost, dispose of used needles and syringes, receive overdose education and naloxone, and get connected to other services such as testing for hepatitis C, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
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