BROOKLYN, NY (08/31/2022) (readMedia)-- Overdose deaths continue to rise to record numbers in NYC and across the country - nearly 108,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2021, the most ever in one year. To recognize and honor the lives lost, Brooklyn Community Recovery Center will host a candlelight vigil at 7:00 p.m.
Earlier in the day, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., the Recovery Center will host resource tabling with community partners.
At 6:00 p.m. the Recovery Center will give a Narcan training and Fentanyl test strip demonstration. With the tragic rise of overdose deaths - more New Yorkers die of drug overdoses than homicidies, suicides, and motor vehicle crashes combined - learning to administer the life-saving overdose drug Narcan is like the new CPR training. And because Fentanyl, a highly potent opioid, is involved in more than 78% of all overdose deaths in NYC, raising awareness of easy-to-use fentanyl test strips is a crucial harm reduction approach that will save lives.
WHO: | Phoenix Houses of NY/LI's Brooklyn Community Recovery Center |
WHAT: | Resource tabling, Narcan trainings and fentanyl test strip demonstration, and a candlelight vigil to observe International Overdose Awareness Day |
WHEN: | Wednesday August 31, 2022 at 06:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) |
WHERE: | Restoration Plaza 1368 Fulton St Brooklyn, New York 11216 |
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