ResearchProjects

RockawayGetsNaloxone
Funded by: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Project dates: August 2022 - August 2028
Principal Investigator: Simmons, Janie
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This initiative engages in community outreach and on-site or online training on how to prevent, recognize and respond to opioid-overdoses with naloxone. It also provides naloxone, as well as fentanyl test strips, primarily to Rockaway residents, but also to other residents of New York City, free of charge.

SELECTED PRESS
Janie Simmons was featured for her project "Rockaway Gets Naloxone", which distributes naloxone and fentanyl test strips free of charge (starts around 8:15).