ALBANY - In an effort to reduce heroin overdose cases, 12 state colleges will get naloxone kits, the potent heroin antidote. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is making the announcement Wednesday at SUNY Purchase in Westchester County. The Community Overdoes Prevention program will provide SUNY police with nearly $27,000 to purchase 258 naloxone kits for campuses at Purchase, Potsdam, Buffalo, Cortland, Oswego, Albany, Geneseo, Adirondack, Canton, Utica/Rome, Farmingdale, and New Paltz. Each naloxone kit will consist of zip bag or pouches will contain two pre-filled syringes of naloxone, the heroin antidote that can reverse the effects of an opioid or heroin overdose. It also will include two atomizers for nasal administration, sterile gloves and a pamphlet on the use of the drug. [continues 244 words]
ALBANY - In an effort to reduce heroin overdose cases, 12 state colleges will get naloxone kits, the potent heroin antidote. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is making the announcement Wednesday at SUNY Purchase in Westchester County. The Community Overdoses Prevention program will provide SUNY police with nearly $27,000 to purchase 258 naloxone kits for campuses at Purchase, Potsdam, Buffalo, Cortland, Oswego, Albany, Geneseo, Adirondack, Canton, Utica/Rome, Farmingdale, and New Paltz. Each naloxone kit will consist of a zip bag or pouches that will contain two pre-filled syringes of naloxone, the heroin antidote that can reverse the effects of an opioid or heroin overdose. It also will include two atomizers for nasal administration, sterile gloves and a pamphlet on the use of the drug. [continues 244 words]
ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday free training sessions, including one in Rochester, will be available at the state's 12 substance-abuse offices on prevention of opioid overdose. The training sessions are part of state's efforts to fight an increase in opioid and heroin addiction. Last year, there were 89,269 cases of heroin and prescription opioid treatment admissions in New York, a 40 percent increase since 2004. The impact has been mainly among young people aged 18 to 24. [continues 272 words]
