Massapequa Takes Action Coalition (MTAC) is partnering with YES Community Counseling Center (YESCCC) and The Massapequa Fire Departments to provide Opioid Abuse and Overdose Prevention Education for members of the Massapequa and North Massapequa Fire Departments, their families, and concerned community members.
Expanding the awareness and availability of naloxone is a key part of YESCCC and MTAC’s public health response to the opioid overdose crisis. YESCCC continues to deliver FREE opioid prevention education and naloxone training with kits across the Massapequas. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that is used to temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, namely slowed or stopped breathing. Naloxone is a safe antidote to a suspected overdose and, when given in time, can save a life (Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service).
Residents can visit the MTAC website or social media pages to learn more about MTAC’s events and initiatives in the prevention of prescription drug and opioid misuse. You can also contact Brooke Langella, MTAC Project Coordinator, at (516) 799-3203 x131 or email mtacoalition@yesccc.org.
Massapequa Takes Action Coalition (MTAC) is partnering with YES Community Counseling Center (YESCCC) and The Massapequa Fire Departments to provide Opioid Abuse and Overdose Prevention Education for members of the Massapequa and North Massapequa Fire Departments, their families, and concerned community members.
For more information about MTAC’s strategies to reduce underage drinking and youth substance misuse and how to be a part of the solution, contact Brooke Langella, MTAC Project Coordinator at (516) 799-3000 x 131 or email at mtacoalition@yesccc.org.
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