Long Beach residents will have the opportunity to learn more about the city’s opioid crisis and how to do their part in reducing related harm in their communities.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Harm Reduction Program is launching free educational workshops as part of a community training initiative that supports opioid awareness and public safety. These workshops – which focus on raising awareness of the opioid crisis, educating on harm reduction principles and providing hands-on training to Narcan (naloxone) – are part of Long Beach’s broader efforts to educate the community and prevent opioid-related harm, according to a press release.

The free workshops will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Main Health Facility, 2525 Grand Ave., on Saturdays, Aug. 16, Sept. 13 an

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