Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and County partners to discuss dangerous trend in substance use and how the school community is responding. This will include a demonstration of administering Narcan, a medicine that counteracts the effects of an Opioid overdose.

MCPS continues to work diligently alongside local government authorities and community partners on a comprehensive and coordinated approach to this dangerous epidemic. This effort is part of a series of outreach efforts to raise awareness to parents and caregivers to educate themselves and foster conversations with children about the dangers of drug use, specifically fentanyl and how to avoid use, family expectations around use, and the availability of help and support.

WHAT: Opportunity to interview MCPS chief medical officer and County partners in the Department of Health and Human Services and a demonstration of administering Narcan at the school

WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. Opportunity for interviews at 10 a.m., followed by demonstration of Narcan administration at 10:20 a.m.

WHERE: Thomas S. Wootton High School, 2100 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20850

WHO:

• Dr. Patricia Kapunan, chief medical officer, Montgomery County Public Schools
• Mark Hodge, Senior Administrator for School Health Services, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
• Ann Everly, Nurse at Wootton High School

Members of the media are asked to contact Jessica_M_Baxter@mcpsmd.org to RSVP.