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Event Type(s):
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Health, Education
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Organization:
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Portage County Health Department
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Description:
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Project DAWN is a community-based drug overdose education and Naloxone distribution program.
Participants attend a 30 minute class to learn to:
-See the signs and symptoms of an overdose
Know the different types of overdoses
-Do Rescue Breathing
-Call emergency medical services
-Give the intranasal Naloxone
***Participants who complete the class will be given a Project DAWN Kit containing the Naloxone, instructions, and referral information.
Naloxone (Narcan) is a medication that can reverse an overdose from an opioid drug. It reverses the effects of opioids on the brain and restores breathing in order to prevent death.
When are the Project DAWN classes?
Mondays
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
2:30 pm
3rd Tuesday of each month:
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
Classes are held at the
Portage County Health Department
705 Oakwood St.
2nd floor
Ravenna, OH 44266
To schedule a class please contact:
330.296.9919
Address: 705 Oakwood Street, 2nd floor
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Address:
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705 Oakwood Street, Suite 208
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Date:
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Monday, 1/15/2018
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Start Time:
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1:00 PM
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End Time:
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3:00 PM
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