In partnership with the Sanilac County Health Department, the Marlette Police Department will be offering a free, 45-minute Narcan training at the Heartlands Community Center, in Marlette on Thursday, December 7th at 6:00 p.m.
Naloxone, known commonly as Narcan, is a life-saving, non-addictive medication used to reverse the effect of an opioid overdose, with the Marlette Police Department encouraging anyone interested to attend the training, noting that “opiate overdoses are not always by addicts,” and that accidental overdoses are not uncommon in the U.S. anymore.
According to the police department, Narcan training “is suitable for laypersons, including, but not limited to: businesses, organizations, community members, correctional facilities, educators, faith groups, government and health care professionals, parents, grandparents, family members, and caregivers, pharmacies, school nurses, senior living facilities, sober living communities, opiate prescribed patients, treatment and recovery centers, fire fighters, law enforcement officers, and more.”
With family, friends, or others able to obtain Naloxone to use in an emergency without an individual prescription, pharmacies such as Ehardts in Lexington, Croswell, Marlette and Brown City, Marlette and Sandusky’s Rite Aids, Harbor Drug in Deckerville and Sandusky’s Walmart Pharmacy are approved to distribute the medication.
Payment for Naloxone is covered by Medicaid and many other insurances, with many non-profit organizations also distributing Naloxone.
