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YOUTH FOCUSED STUDY Wilmington’s Health & Recovery Unit (HRU) is looking to gain insights from individuals who have active roles in a youth’s life – this could be parents, guardians, teachers, coaches, religious leaders, adult siblings, grandparents, aunts/uncles, adult friends, etc. Together in partnership with the Public Health Excellence Tri-ton…
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Please join the Westford Health Department’s upcoming Adult Mental Health First Aid Training. This event will take place on Friday, September 28 at the Westford Fire Department (65 Boston Rd Westford, MA) from 9am to 4pm. Registration is required. If you are interested and would like to register and obtain…
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Please join the Chelmsford Health Department’s Candlelight Vigil for Substance Use Disorder Awareness. This event will take place on Saturday, September 16 at the Chelmsford Center Town Common (4 North Road, Chelmsford, MA). at 6:30pm, we invite you to sign the name of lost loved ones to substance use disorder…
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In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, the Recovery Cafe in Lowell will be hosting a celebration that will include food, music, games, Narcan training, a moment of silence with a butterfly release, and so much more! For more information, please call the Recovery Cafe at 978-677-6087 or email info@recoverycafelowell.org.
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Take a look at the July Calendar for the Recovery Cafe Lowell. There are new programs for the summer as a well a continuation of summer cookouts every Friday. RCL July Calendar 2023
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The Sun Will Rise Foundation is an organization that offers peer support groups for individuals who have lost loved-ones due to substance use. These grief support groups are available for both in person as well as Zoom meetings in addition to a private Facebook group for individuals over the age…
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May 9 commemorates the second annual Fentanyl Awareness Day – a day to remember those we have lost to fentanyl overdoses and to raise awareness about the dangers of this highly potent synthetic opioid. We know Nationally that fentanyl is driving the increase in overdose deaths. Fentanyl is involved…
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Xylazine (aka “Tranq”) is on the rise as a contaminant in substances. In April, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration designates Fentanyl combined with Xylazine as an Emerging Threat to the United States. Xylazine is a non-opioid tranquilizer approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for veterinary use but not human…
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The conventional therapy for opioid overdose is naloxone, a drug that quickly reverses the symptoms of an overdose. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Narcan (a brand of Naloxone), 4 milligram (mg) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter (OTC), nonprescription, use. This decision opens the door for the…
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In honor of National Alcohol Awareness Month, Mill City Prevention Network will be hosting virtual meetings each Friday in April at 10AM to discuss alcohol’s impact on our city and plan actionable goals to prevent alcohol-related disease, accidents, and youth misuse in our city. Register to take part in our…
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