SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Overdoses continue to impact Schenectady and surrounding counties. A free naloxone training has been scheduled for this Monday and Tuesday to help keep the community informed and safe.
NEWS10’s Anthony Krolikowski took a look inside the free kits that will be given out. Two Narcan nasal sprays are among the contents. At the Schenectady County Public Library, Jennifer Hayden showed him the steps to take if someone is experiencing an overdose. “You open it up, put it up to the person’s nostrils, tilt their chin up and then press the red button once,” explained the Schenectady County Office of Community Services’ dual recovery coordinator.
That’s just the beginning of what the training and the kits include. It’s important to know and have on yourself when you hear the sobering statistics from local officials. “Schenectady Fire Department does 20,000 calls a year. Majority of which are EMS-related and between two and three a day of suspected heroin overdoses,” stated Deputy Chief Christopher Carroll of EMS and training…