ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASE: LCGHD Offering Overdose Prevention Clinics in September

The Lake County General Health District will be offering several Overdose Prevention Education (Project DAWN) clinics in the month of September. Clinics will be held at the following locations:

  • Signature Health, located at 38882 Mentor Ave, Willoughby, 44094 on September 4, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
  • Crossroads Health, (formerly known as Beacon Health), located at 9220 Mentor Ave, Mentor, 44060 on September 10, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.
  • Lake County General Health District, located at 5966 Heisley Rd, Mentor, 44060 on September 19, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.
  • Windsor Laurelwood Center for Behavioral Medicine, located at 35900 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, 44094 on September 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

These clinics are available to any Ohio resident who is interested in obtaining the knowledge and skills to recognize an overdose and use Naloxone (NARCAN®). If eligible, you will receive a Naloxone (NARCAN®) kit at no cost. The Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service emphasizes the importance of the overdose-reversing drug Naloxone, as stated in his advisory on Naloxone and Opioid Overdose.

If you wish to register or have any questions about the clinic, please contact Haley R. at (440)350-2844.