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Westport Hosts Free Narcan Training Session Thursday Westport Hosts Free Narcan Training Session Thursday
Westport Hosts Free Narcan Training Session Thursday WESTPORT, Conn. -- The Westport Prevention Coalition will host a free Naloxone/Narcan training session on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. at Westport Town Hall. Naloxone is an antidote used to treat opioid overdoses. Ellen Brezovsky, LCSW, Director of Community Relations at Silver Hill Hospital, will facilitate the training. The training session is open to the first 30 registrants, who will learn how to identify an opioid overdose and administer naloxone. The presentation will also include an overview of opioid use in Connecticut and discussion of risk factors for opioid dependence. “Upon compl…