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GAINESVILLE HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR: The fourth annual Gainesville Health and Wellness Fair is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at University of Florida HealthStreet, 2401 SW Archer Road. This free, family-friendly and outdoors event will be hosted by the Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium, WellFlorida Council, UF Health Cancer Center and UF HealthStreet. The fair will promote healthy living through health education, screenings, access and resources in general health and wellness education; rehabilitation and therapy; maternal and youth outreach; HIV, STIs and sexual health; LGBTQ+ community and resources; alcohol and drug use; and rehabilitation and therapy. For more information about the event, visit bit.ly/healthwell21.
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A 16-year-old boy passed away in a Green, Ohio, hotel after overdosing on opioids. This event catalyzed a broad scale community-wide volunteer-based action to distribute Narcan kits to hotels and motels to save lives.
Narcan is an effective nasal spray that can reverse opioid overdoses within minutes upon administering it. As reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 49,860 opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2019, including 4,294 (8.6%) opioid overdose deaths in Florida.
During an opioid overdose, normal breathing can be affected, causing severe brain damage or even death within minutes if not reversed. That’s why giving Narcan immediately before first responders arrive makes such a critical impact. Similar to first aid kits, Narcan should be readily available everywhere to prevent death from overdose.