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County highlights naloxone training reach, credits staff 'naloxone queen'
Summary
Staff reported broad naloxone training activity: 424 people trained across 43 trainings last year and 668 people trained since August 2024; committee praised staff member Brandy for leading the effort to increase community naloxone saturation.
Committee members praised an extensive naloxone training effort led by a county staffer identified in the presentation as Brandy. Dr. Katie Samuels said Brandy 'trained every single school in Burke County last year' and credited her with 424 people trained across 43 naloxone trainings last year and 668 people trained since August 2024. The presenter described the effort as "saturating the community with naloxone."
The committee noted training as a harm‑reduction success while emphasizing that treatment and housing remain priorities. Samuels said naloxone training is only one phase of response and that the county must now focus on treatment access and sustained recovery supports: "We're keeping people alive. Now let's get them better. Let's get them well," she said. Several community speakers also highlighted stigma and the need to show positive community investments by people in recovery.
