Explore the Urgent and Distressing Situation in Erie County
How do we tackle an unprecedented wave of overdose deaths in such a short span? We invite you to explore the urgent and distressing situation in Erie County, where seven lives were lost to overdoses within just six hours.
Our guests, Stephen White, Director of the Erie County Department of Health Office of Harm Reduction, and Jennifer Garrigan, Project Coordinator for the Office of Harm Reduction, join us to shed light on this tragic event and discuss the critical factors at play.
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Feature Quote
So we rely on our peer navigators to be on the streets pounding the pavement and talking to people who use drugs, talking to people that are in the community with lived or living experience and getting feedback.
Project Coordinator for the Office of Harm Reduction Jennifer Garrigan
Resources
- Request free naloxone and test strips
- Erie County Department of Health Office of Harm Reduction: 716-858-7695
- Erie County Text for Narcan: 716-225-5473
- Never Use Alone and 877-696-1996
- Erie County Website