WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) — Recognizing the signs of an opioid overdose and knowing how to use Narcan can save a life. The Winnebago County Health Department is offering a virtual training on how to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
Narcan is the medication that reverses the potentially fatal effects of an overdose; and is taken in a similar way as a nasal spray.
Madeline Breager, Community Health Strategist for the Winnebago County Health Department, said the overdose issue isn’t going away in the county.
“Last year there were 41 overdose deaths” said Breager. “Based on this year’s current trends, we’re likely to outpace that number.”
The more people there are that have access to and know how to use Narcan, the safer the community is.
The training is free and available to anyone in the community. To register, visit wchd.pub/narcantraining22 or call the Winnebago County Health Department at 920-232-3000.
Narcan is available free of charge at the Winnebago County Health Department’s Oshkosh office.
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