2017 Overdose Awareness Day Events
2017 Overdose Awareness Day Off Site Naloxone Prescribing Events and Trainings
Below you will find the events in the state being held for Opioid Overdose Awareness Day, Thursday, August 31st, 2017. At each of these events, you will be able to bring your insurance card, and get a naloxone prescription from a certified prescriber, receive training on how to administer the medication, and interact with community members working towards ending the opioid crisis.
Hartford, CT
Event: Opioid Overdose Prevention Training
Time: 10:00am & 12:00pm
Location: Hartford Public Library Downtown Branch, 500 Main Street, Hartford
Location: Hartford Public Library Downtown Branch, 500 Main Street, Hartford
Host: Greater Hartford Harm Reduction Coalition (GHHRC)
Pharmacy: Access Care Pharmacy
Contact: GHHRC
Phone: 860.856.1815
Email: info@ghhrc.org
Phone: 860.856.1815
Email: info@ghhrc.org
Event: Opioid Overdose Prevention Training
Time: 5:00pm & 7:00pm
Location: Hartford Public Library Albany Branch, 1250 Albany Avenue, Hartford
Host: Greater Hartford Harm Reduction Coalition (GHHRC)
Pharmacy: Access Care Pharmacy
Contact: GHHRC
Phone: 860.856.1815
Email: info@ghhrc.org
Phone: 860.856.1815
Email: info@ghhrc.org
Event: Honoring Loved Ones Lost to Overdose
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Connecticut State Capital Building, 210 Capital Avenue, Hartford
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Connecticut State Capital Building, 210 Capital Avenue, Hartford
Pharmacy: Arrow Pharmacy
Contact: Sarah Howroyd
Phone: 860.682.2244
Email: hope@manchesterct.gov
Contact: Sarah Howroyd
Phone: 860.682.2244
Email: hope@manchesterct.gov
Event: International Overdose Awareness Day Event
Time: 10:00am - 12:45pm
Location: South Green
Host: AIDS Connecticut
Location: South Green
Host: AIDS Connecticut
Pharmacy: Hartford Pharmacy
Contact: AIDS Connecticut
Phone: 860.247.2437
Phone: 860.247.2437
Email: actoutreach@gmail.com
Event: International Overdose Awareness Day Event
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Sigourney Park
Host: AIDS Connecticut
Location: Sigourney Park
Host: AIDS Connecticut
Pharmacy: Hartford Pharmacy
Contact: AIDS Connecticut
Phone: 860.247.2437
Phone: 860.247.2437
Waterbury, CT
Event: Overdose AwarenessTime: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Location: Wellmore Behavioral Health, 402 East Main Street, Waterbury
Host: Wellmore Behavioral Health
Pharmacy: Oxford Pharmacy
Contact: Regan Moriarty, LCSW
Phone: 203.755.1143
Email: rmoriarty@wellmore.org
Phone: 203.755.1143
Email: rmoriarty@wellmore.org
Torrington, CT
Event: Litchfield County Overdose Awareness Day Community Resource Fair and Vigil
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Coe Memorial Park, 101 Litchfield St, Torrington, CT 06790
Pharmacy: Petricone's Pharmacy
Contact: Ariana Cardozo
Phone: 860.496.2100
Email: ariana.cardozo@mccallcenterct.org
Phone: 860.496.2100
Email: ariana.cardozo@mccallcenterct.org
Newtown, CT
Event: SAVE A LIFE
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Main Street RX Pharmacy, 266 South Main St D-2, Newtown
New London, CT
Event: New London Overdose Awareness and Prevention
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Williams Park, New London
Pharmacy: The Medicine Shoppe, New London
Contact: Jennifer Muggeo
Phone: 860.448.4882
Email: jmuggeo@llhd.org
Phone: 860.448.4882
Email: jmuggeo@llhd.org