Opioid Task Force

Together, we can tackle the serious problem of heroin and prescription drug addiction in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region of Massachusetts.

Harm Reduction

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VIRTUAL: Narcan Training

Please join us at an upcoming community overdose prevention training to learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. Participants will also learn how to administer Narcan, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug.
Participants will learn the answers to these questions:
-What is an opioid overdose?
-How do you recognize and respond to an opioid overdose?
-How do you administer Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose?
The event is open to the public. Want to join the Zoom call? Please email maile@opioidtaskforce.org!

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Virtual: Narcan Training

Please join us at an upcoming community overdose prevention training to learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. Participants will also learn how to administer Narcan, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug.
Participants will learn the answers to these questions:
-What is an opioid overdose?
-How do you recognize and respond to an opioid overdose?
-How do you administer Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose?
The event is open to the public. Want to join the Zoom call? Please email maile@opioidtaskforce.org!

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VIRTUAL: Narcan Training

Please join us at an upcoming community overdose prevention training to learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. Participants will also learn how to administer Narcan, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug.
Participants will learn the answers to these questions:
-What is an opioid overdose?
-How do you recognize and respond to an opioid overdose?
-How do you administer Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose?
The event is open to the public. Want to join the Zoom call? Please email maile@opioidtaskforce.org!

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VIRTUAL: Reentry into the Community Post-Incarceration during COVID-19

Join the award-winning team from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, as they share what they are doing to support formerly incarcerated men and women as they return to their communities in the Franklin County and North Quabbin Region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, learn more about how they are using Textedly, a mobile phone app to foster connections and share information about community resources.
Guest speakers:
*Levin Schwartz, Deputy Assistant Superintendent, Director of Clinical & Reentry Services
*Nicole Guertin, Reentry Services Supervisor
*Jenn Avery, Reentry Case Worker
*Jen Brzezinski, Reentry Case Workers
When: Thursday, August 6, 2 PM – 3 PM
To register for this Zoom meeting, please see below:

When: Aug 6, 2020 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAoc-qvrTotGdSaV4qI9QTuRVxySiYdMCk5

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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VIRTUAL: Listening to the Voices of Recovery during Covid-19

Join us as we hear from people in recovery about how they are navigating their recovery journey during COVID-19. Moderated by Peter Babineau, Western Regional Manager, Learn to Cope.

Other speakers include
*Mike Currie and Taryn Valdez, Peer Recovery Support Specialists, Franklin County Family Drug Court MISSION-Hope Program
*Larry Thomas, Operations Manager, The RECOVER Project
*Sherry Guyer Woods, Volunteer Peer Recovery Coach, North Quabbin Recovery Center
*Jamie Woods, Volunteer Peer Recovery Coach, North Quabbin Recovery Center

When: Thursday, June 18, 2 PM – 3 PM

Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the Zoom call details!