Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Program

Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that blocks the effects of opioids such as heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, codeine, and methadone. In response to the increasing number of opioid-related fatal overdoses in Connecticut, the Department of Public Health is sponsoring a pilot program that is distributing intra-nasal naloxone (Narcan©), along with opioid overdose prevention education, to opioid users and to trusted people in their lives such as family, friends, and staff of human services programs.  Please visit the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services  website for additional information about Opioid Overdose Prevention and Naloxone.

Emergency responders including paramedics and emergency room physicians have been using naloxone since the 1970's to revive people who are experiencing an opioid overdose. Many programs nationally, and now here in Connecticut have been making this life-saving medication available to people who are most likely to witness an overdose. For more information, about the resources available through this pilot program, please contact one of our overdose education and naloxone distribution programs:

CONTACT NAME AGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER EMAIL REGION DISTRIBUTES NALOXONE? PROVIDES OD TRAINING?
Julia Telfer / Shawn Lang AIDS CT 860-247-2437 jtelfer@aids-ct.org / slang@aids-ct.org Hartford YES YES
Mark Jenkins / Chris Heneghan Greater Hartford Harm Reduction Coalition 860-250-4146 markj@ghhrc.org / cheneghan0@gmail.com Hartford YES YES
Brooke Logan / Desiree White New Haven Health Department 203-901-7687 blogan@newhavenct.gov/ dwhite@newhavenct.gov New Haven YES YES
Nancy Kingwood GBAPP Harm Reduction Recovery Network of Programs 203-366-8255 nkingwood@gbapp.org Bridgeport YES NO
Joanne Montgomery AIDS Project Greater Danbury 203-797-1483 Joanne.mntgmry@yahoo.com Danbury YES YES
Kelly Thompson Alliance for Living 860-447-0884 kthompson@allianceforliving.org New London YES NO
Susan Clark-Levin Community Member 860-287-2527 sueclarklevin@yahoo.com Middletown YES YES
Jordan Levin Community Member 860-800-4871 Jlev87@gmail.com New London YES YES
Sarah Butterfield Perception Programs 860-450-7248 Sarah.butterfield@perceptionprograms.org Willimantic YES YES

Contact

Marianne Buchelli, MPH, MBA
860-509-8053
marianne.buchelli@ct.gov