OGDENSBURG â The St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators on Monday night unanimously voted to pass a resolution authorizing the chairman to sign a facilities rental agreement with the Ogdensburg Free Academy.
The agreement seeks to use the schoolâs football field for the opioid overdose awareness community event scheduled to take place on Aug. 28.
As part of the Emergency Preparedness Program, the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department â in conjunction with the St. Lawrence County Partners 4 Substance Use Prevention Task Force â plans to host the event to raise consciousness regarding the opioid epidemic in St. Lawrence County.
According to the resolution, the event will include presentations on harm reduction and the âGood Samaritan Law,â as well as education on the use of Narcan, which can reverse narcotic overdoses in an emergency.