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1 Help Save Lives in the Commonwealth Join The Massachusetts 911 Good Samaritan Campaign Lt Detective Patrick Glynn Quincy Katie Sugarman Revere Cares Maryanne Frangules Patrick Cronin MOAR

2 Our Mission To organize recovering individuals, families and friends into a collective voice to educate the public about the value of recovery from alcohol and other addictions. Our Vision MOAR envisions a society where addiction is treated as a significant public health issue and recovery is recognized as valuable to all our communities.

3 Opioid Related Fatal Overdoses, Motor Vehicle Related Injury Deaths, and Firearm Deaths MA Residents Opioid-related Poisoning Deaths Motor Vehicle-Related Injury Deaths Firearm Deaths The source of the data is: Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, MA Department of Public Health

4 The Good Samaritan Campaign At Least 5529 people died from Opioid Overdoses from Spread The Word Become a Good Samaritan Call 911 to Save a Life Why Do So Many Die? 15 state funded coalitions find out fear of arrest

5 What Did The Good Samaritan Campaign Do? Worked 5 Years to Get Good Sam Passed Massachusetts Joins 13 other states How It Works? Provides legal protection when 911 is called Provides health care givers the right to prescribe Naloxone (Narcan) to family members, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses.

6 What MOAR? Over 19,000 persons were trained to prevent, recognize and respond to an opioid overdose and administer naloxone (Narcan ). At this time, DPH has documented reversal of over 2000 potentially fatal overdoses.

7 Good Sam Action Plan for Awareness Good Samaritan Law Fact Sheet instituted Chief William Brooks, (Norwood ) and Chief Terrence Cunningham (Wellesley) Quincy Police Department supported by Lt Detective Patrick Glynn use Narcan to reverse more than 170 overdoses. (Lt Glynn awarded!) Quincy Police are Good Samaritan educated!

8 School and Community Action Steps: School districts inform students about Good Samaritan law Health Education Bill includes alcohol and drug prevention 15 state funded Opioid Overdose Prevention Coalitions 71 MA communities receive support to reduce opioid \abuse and misuse Weymouth, Saugus, & Revere Fire Departments carry Narcan Learn to Cope Parent Group Training Families to use Narcan

9 Healthcare Professionals Take Good Samaritan Action Boston Medical Center s Dr. Alex Walley leads Narcan Project Boston Medical Center Colleen Labelle, RN, educating nurses Website on Narcan.

10 Help Save Lives in the Commonwealth Join The Massachusetts 911 Good Samaritan Campaign

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13 Contact us MA Organization for Addiction Recovery: recovery.org (toll free) Maryanne@moar recovery.org

14 Narcan (NALOXONE) Awareness 2013 Designed for Those That Want to Save a Life, a Community & The Future Presented by: Lt. Det. Patrick P. Glynn pglynn@quincyma.gov

15 Naloxone 2013 The Partnership of & The Department of Public Health The Community Policing Of Health Care & Substance Abuse

16 The P.E.T.E.R. Theory Prevention Awareness Education Call 911 Treatment Narcan Enforcement (Therapeutic Arrest) Reduce Recidivism / OD

17 New Partners EMS MASS. DPH Bay State Services Quincy Police The Administration City Hall, Officers & Chief Family Groups

18 The Purpose 99 Deaths in Quincy, Braintree & Weymouth Males - 46 Females 53 Background: Tradesman, HLS Officer, Husbands, Wives, Brothers, Sisters & Students

19 3 Step Approach Dilemma - Admit there is a problem (no Epidemic) Option Provide Solutions Consequences-Deaths increase or decrease Remember: We protect and serve all

20 Narcan Deployment All Officers Trained Narcan = All QPD Cruisers Narcan = Booking area QPD Hq. Narcan = QPD Drug Unit Marine Units / K-9 Units Community Police Officers: Walking/Bicycle

21 Success Stories Public s Perception Reduced Fear 911 Officer 2n2 Reversals Civilian Pursuit * Citizen Involvement * Station Drive-in * Good Sam Law Amd.

22 Quincy Police Department Naloxone Hydrochloride Narcan Pilot Program In Partnership with Ma. DPH and IMPACT Quincy Opioid Specific Quincy Police Dept Response(s) General Data Oct Oct. 19, 2013 Non Fatal Overdose(s) #296 Fatals: (Historical) (May 2009-Oct 2010) * Fatal Overdose(s) #47 #30(Oct Pres.) (#3 are suicides) QPD Narcan (Adm) Reversals No Effect No Effect #203 #194 #5 (Deceased) #4 By-Stander(s): #18 Drive-in: #1 Fallon Amb. #14 QFD (assist) #17 Chase Down # 1 Repeat Abuser(s) #14 Prescription Overdose 7/1/13 Cell Block Fatal Presented by: Det. Lieutenant Patrick Glynn 0 #2 Non-Fatal 15

23 How to give Nasal Narcan 1. Pop off two yellow caps and one red cap. 2. Screw medicine gently into delivery device. 3. Hold spray device and screw it onto the top of the delivery device. 4. Spray half of the medicine up one side of the nose and half up the other side.

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25 Adapting to The Future --- Do not go where the path my lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson --- We are not going to arrest our way out of this epidemic.

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