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Greene County health staff outline Narcan outreach, report rise in reported overdoses and local responses
Summary
County health staff told the Health Services Committee about an outreach campaign for Narcan distribution, shared local overdose data, and described follow-up programs including jail discharge Narcan distribution, drug-checking equipment and linkages to treatment.
Health services staff and county partners told the Greene County Health Services Committee about an outreach campaign to mark International Overdose Awareness Month and described work to distribute Narcan and to connect people who overdose to care.
Laura Churchill, joined by clinic manager Wendy Johnson and registered nurse Donna Giuliano, briefed the committee on the county's outreach signs and a countywide campaign urging residents to obtain free Narcan. Johnson noted that Narcan "is not a controlled substance and is legal to carry," and Giuliano summarized county data: "There were 28 reported overdoses in Greene County [last year] and 12 of them were fatal. This year, we've had 49 overdoses so far. 22 of them were nonfatal with the use of Narcan." Giuliano added that, based on reported incidents, "89 percent of overdoses last year…
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