If you or someone you care for or about is at risk of opioid overdose, lifesaving treatment is now as close as a trip to the library.
Concord residents — and non-residents — can now pick up free doses of naloxone nasal spray, marketed as Narcan, at the Concord Free Public Library at 129 Main Street and the Fowler Branch at 1322 Main Street, as well as at the Concord Health Division, 141 Keyes Road, second floor.
Narcan can reverse the effects of an overdose of opioid drugs such as morphine, codeine, heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, and methadone.
As part of its participation in the Community Naloxone Program, the town of Concord encourages — but does not require — people seeking Narcan to meet with Public Health Nurse Moira Carter to request individual or group Narcan training, talk about other resources available to community members and their loved ones, or answer questions.
Reach Carter at (978) 318-3289 or mcarter@concordma.gov.
To learn more about Narcan and how to use it, visit narcan.com/resources or mass.gov/narcan.
Also, the Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline is available 24/7, 365 days a year, including all holidays. Call (800) 327-5050, text 800327, or find more information and chat online at helplinema.org.
— Celeste Katz Marston
