Trumbull health board to provide overdose-reducing drug

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The Trumbull County Board of Health has received a $6,550 grant from the Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation to allow the start-up of a Naloxone program around the first of the year to provide the overdose-reversing drug Naloxone (aka Narcan) to friends and family members of addicts.

Sandy Swann, director of nursing, said the money will allow the Board of Health to acquire and give away 50 kits, each containing two doses of Naloxone, an “atomizer” to allow it to be administered nasally, and educational materials.

The Trumbull County Mental Health and Recovery Board will provide a DVD and pamphlet to be included with each kit, Swann said.

Anyone interested in obtaining a kit should call Kathy Parilla at 330-675-2590 Option 3 around Jan. 1 or later to make an appointment to receive a free kit and free education on how to use it. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Read more about the kits and the program in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.