County Executive Ryan McMahon Announces County Health Department to Begin Free Naloxone Trainings
First session to be held April 4th at North Syracuse Public Library
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – County Executive J. Ryan McMahon, II announced that the Onondaga County
Health Department will begin conducting free naloxone training sessions across the County. The
trainings are supported by a grant from the New York State Department of Health.
County Executive McMahon said, “Opioid related overdoses continue to be a serious public health
concern in Onondaga County. The crisis has affected individuals across all populations in Onondaga
County.” McMahon continued, “Our team, with cooperation from our community partners, have
undertaken a multi-pronged approach to address all aspects of the opioid epidemic within Onondaga
County including, treatment, prevention, crisis and these free trainings.”
During the sessions, participants will learn how to recognize, respond to, and reverse an opioid overdose
using naloxone. Naloxone will be distributed to those who have a need for a naloxone kit and meet any
of the following factors:
- You yourself are at risk for an opioid overdose
- You have no insurance
- You are living or interacting regularly with an opioid user
- You are experiencing another hardship
If you don’t meet these criteria, naloxone can be obtained at local pharmacies at low or no cost through
the New York State N-CAP program. Individuals and families who experience the tragedy of an
overdose can save lives by being trained and prepared. If you are part of an organization or business that
would like to be trained, please reach out to Mariah Senecal-Reilly at the Onondaga County Health
Department at 315-435-3280.
The first community training will be held on April 4th at 6:30pm at the North Syracuse Public Library at
100 Trolley Barn Ln, North Syracuse, NY 13212. For future training opportunities please refer to
https://ongov.net/health/opioids/NaloxoneTraining.html
Please register at https://www.ongov.net/health/opioids/NaloxoneTrainingPublic.html.
New Yorkers struggling with an addiction, or whose loved ones are struggling, can find help and hope
by calling the state’s toll-free, 24-hour, 7-day-a-week HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369)
or by texting HOPENY (Short Code 467369).