Assemblyman Santabarbara has announced that the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services will provide a free naloxone training session in Amsterdam, NY. This session will teach participants how to recognize, respond to, and reverse an opioid overdose using Naloxone.

“Families across New York State and the entire nation have been torn apart by addiction and a heroin epidemic that has rapidly escalated,” said Assemblyman Santabarbara. “To see families lose loved ones to addiction is heartbreaking. This session can give people the necessary knowledge and training that can help save lives.”

The training session is free and open to the public. Registration for the event is encouraged. Participants must be 16 years of age. For more information, contact Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara by phone at (518) 382-2941 or by email at SantabarbaraA@NYAssembly.gov.

“This training program – along with the increased funding provided in the state budget to fight this addiction crisis – will help provide life-saving prevention, treatment and recovery services for local communities here in the City of Amsterdam,” Santabarbara said. “I encourage residents to attend.”

The location, date and time of the session is as follows:

• April 17, 6:30 pm: St. Ann Episcopal Church: 37 Division Street, Amsterdam, NY 12010 (Contact Fr. Neal Longe at (518) 842-2363 to register)