{"id":2521,"date":"2014-12-12T11:13:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T16:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2014-12-12T12:20:31","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T17:20:31","slug":"narcan-to-be-distributed-in-jackson-dec-16-drug-saved-118-people-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2014\/12\/narcan-to-be-distributed-in-jackson-dec-16-drug-saved-118-people-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Narcan to Be Distributed in Jackson Dec. 16; Drug Saved 118 People This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2522\" style=\"width: 390px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/narcan.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2522\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/narcan.jpg\" alt=\"Narcan (File Photo)\" width=\"380\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Narcan (File Photo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If a loved one is addicted to opiates, Narcan could be key to reversing an overdose and saving their life, the Ocean County Prosecutor\u2019s Office says.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, the Ocean County Opiate Task Force and Project Lazarus will host a Narcan training session on Dec. 16 from 6-8 p.m. at Hope Cathedral Church, 48 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Narcan, also known as naloxone, is administered in a nasal spray to overdose victims and reverses the affect of opiates \u2013 such as heroin and prescription painkillers \u2013 on the body which potentially allows a victim to begin breathing again.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 75 free Narcan kits will be available after the training. There is no need to pre-register; the program is funded through seized proceeds from drug dealers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNarcan is not the solution to the addiction crisis in Ocean County,\u201d a flyer on the program states. \u201cIt is, however the first step in saving a life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To date, the drug has reversed 118 overdoses in Ocean County this year, said Al Della Fave, spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2014\/12\/narcan-to-be-distributed-in-jackson-dec-16-drug-saved-118-people-this-year\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If a loved one is addicted to opiates, Narcan could be key to reversing an overdose and saving their life, the Ocean County Prosecutor\u2019s Office says. 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