The only thing Nalaxone enables is breathing.
The only thing Nalaxone enables is breathing.
Patty, Donna and Mel made the trek into the city to speak to a class at Loyola University about addiction, the overdose crisis, and preventing death from overdose.
The class was made up of pre-med students in the Medical Sciences program at Loyola.
The 39 future providers/physicians who attended this workshop left more educated on how to help those facing addiction. Each also left with a Narcan kit containing two doses which may help one or more of them to save a life in the event of an overdose.
This work is critical in de-stigmatizing substance abuse disorders so that people suffering can get better, safer and more targeted resources.
We also brought our Share Your Heart Memorial with us; and four students decided to add the name of a loved one lost to overdose to our memorial.
#TheOnlyThingNarcanEnablesIsBreathing
#BecauseEveryoneNeedsHelpSometimes
All the Best,
Mel