Benton County Health Department, in partnership with the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Casa Latinos Unidos, and the South Benton Food Pantry will hold two information sessions in Monroe as part of a campaign to help raise community awareness about the powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl.
The County has seen increased calls to 911, emergency room visits, and even death because of recent increases in supply and use of fentanyl in Benton County. The Fentanyl Aware campaign, modeled after Lane County’s, is aimed at counteracting these negative effects by empowering the community with knowledge, tools, and resources.
“We began our campaign with the Sheriff’s Office last May and held an information session in English in Corvallis,” said Rocío Muñoz, Interim Healthy Communities Division Manager for the Benton County Health Department. “We’re excited to partner with Casa Latinos Unidos and South Benton Food Pantry to be able to offer sessions in both English and Spanish to our rural communities.”
Both sessions will be held at Heritage Hall’s new community space, called Kepi Nak-Nak Commons at 648 Orchard Street in Monroe.
- Spanish session: Wednesday, November 15, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
- English session: Friday, November 17, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Community members are invited to attend the information sessions, which will include information on local data and overdose statistics, tips for parents, connections to resources, free naloxone and other overdose prevention tools.
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