Mid-Atlantic Recovery Center open house features free Naloxone training
Published Monday, May. 10, 2021, 11:41 am
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Mid-Atlantic Recovery Center in Waynesboro is hosting an open house on Saturday, May 22.
Staff will be on hand to information on the center’s operations, and the Virginia Department of Health will be providing free Naloxone training, with free Naloxone for participants who complete training.
This event is open to the public.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase of drug overdoses in the United States. Experts attribute the rise or drug overdoses to social isolation, a side effect of recommendations to reduce the spread of this disease.
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