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Live Healthy Montgomery County reports Narcan distribution, requests $30,000 from county
Summary
Live Healthy Montgomery County told commissioners it has distributed more than 300 boxes of Narcan and nearly 400 drug-disposal kits, hosted town halls, and asked the county for $30,000 to continue opioid-prevention programming after local settlement funding declined.
Marcy Roberts of Live Healthy Montgomery County summarized the nonprofit's opioid-prevention work and introduced Emily Lewis, community mobilizer, to read the program report. Roberts said the group formed in 2016 and now focuses on opioid prevention, youth substance prevention and a Blue Cross Blue Shield pathways grant.
Emily Lewis told the commission: "We've distributed more than 300 boxes of Narcan throughout Montgomery County" and described nearly 400 Deterra drug-disposal systems placed to help residents safely dispose of unused medications. She outlined town halls held in Coffeyville and Independence and said Live Healthy has placed public-access Narcan and Deterra boxes at libraries and food banks and plans additional Narcan training in Caney this summer.
Roberts told the board that last year Live Healthy used opioid settlement funds from the city of Coffeyville but that those funds have been drastically reduced; she asked the commission to consider a $30,000 contribution for the next year to sustain prevention and overdose-response work. Commissioners asked about Narcan supply and costs; Live Healthy said Narcan is available but some supplies must be purchased and that Deterra packs are purchased through partner organizations and depend on their funding.
