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Opioid Education

Opioid overdose deaths, which have been dramatically exacerbated by fentanyl, have risen steadily to the current levels of over 60,000 deaths per year (CDC, 2020). The Connection AOD Program is continuing efforts to educate the SU community on the effects of opioids, signs and symptoms of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), signs and symptoms of an overdose, and how to help in an overdose emergency.

This includes continuing to promote and distribute Naloxone (better known as Narcan) which can be used to safely and effectively reverse an opioid related overdose.

The Connection Program offers trainings and Narcan distribution to individuals, classes, groups, teams, organizations staff, and faculty. Narcan remains available free to SU community members at Etter Health Center. It is also available free at Drug Stores such as CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens.

Naloxone ONEbox

Ship installed Naloxone ONEboxes, which are funded by an opioid settlement grant through Franklin-Fulton Drug & Alcohol, in the lobby of each building listed below and provide Naloxone, safety gloves, mask, and contain an embedded video screen which plays an instructional video which outlines the steps of how to administer Naloxone in the event that one should counter an individual experiencing an Opioid related overdose.

  • The CUB
  • Ezra Lehman Library
  • Ship Rec
  • Heiges Field House
  • Mowery Hall
  • Seavers Hall
  • Naugle Hall
  • McLean Hall
  • McCune Hall
  • Kieffer Hall
  • Harley Hall
  • Lackhove Hall

For more information, visit https://www.instagram.com/p/DHbTrmaRab4/?hl=en

Shippensburg Community Naloxone Distribution Boxes

The SU Connection AOD Program has collaborated with a variety of local organizations to provide free Naloxone, which can be found in newspaper style vending boxes. The boxes and the free Naloxone are part of a grant funded partnership between Shippensburg University and Franklin-Fulton Drug and Alcohol. Naloxone is a safe and effective way to help reverse an opioid related overdose. Those who administer Naloxone are protected by the Good Samaritan Act. You can pick-up free Naloxone at the following locations in the Shippensburg Community:

  • The Harbor (58 West King St)
  • Grace Place (21 North Prince Street)
  • Coy Public Library (73 West King St.)
  • Ship Station (51 East Fort St)

For more information about how to administer Naloxone, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Sv64FJPhg

For additional information and resources, please contact: Franklin-Fulton Drug & Alcohol https://www.franklincountypa.gov/departments/drug-and-alcohol/