Project DAWN
To receive a Project DAWN kit please follow the steps below:
Step 1: Training
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Watch the Project DAWN training video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBF0ovVWPYc
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Contact Mahoning County Public Health (MCPH) at 330-270-2855 extension 125 to schedule an in-person or virtual training
Step 2: Registration
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Fill out the Project DAWN Online Narcan Intake Form by clicking here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZQLW5X7
Step 3: Obtaining Your Kit
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Once the form is submitted, you will receive a phone call or email stating that your intake form was received and when your kits will be ready for you
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If picking up your kits, please go to the Nursing Division at MCPH, 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown, Ohio 44515 between the hours of 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday
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Kits can be mailed to residents of Mahoning County only (indicated by mailing address). You will indicate on the Intake Form if you want to request pick up or mailing of your kit
Step 4: Questions
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Call MCPH at (330) 270-2855, ext. 125 if you have any questions
Project DAWN Brochure
To receive Fentanyl Test Strips (FTS) please follow the steps below:
Step 1: Registration
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Fill out the Fentanyl Test Strip Request Form by clicking here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZY6N2F9
Step 2: Obtaining Your Test Strips:
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Once the form is submitted, you will receive a phone call or email stating that your request form was received and when your strips will be ready for you
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If picking up your strips, please go to the Nursing Division at MCPH, 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown, Ohio 44515 between the hours of 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday
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Kits can be mailed to residents of Mahoning County only (indicated by mailing address). You will indicate on the Request Form if you want to request pick up or mailing of the strips
How to Use Fentanyl Test Strips – Instructions
Naloxone, also known as Narcan®, is a medication that can block the effects of opioids and reverse an overdose.
Naloxone is very safe and cannot be abused. If you give naloxone to someone who is not experiencing an opioid overdose, it will not harm them. In Ohio, anyone can legally carry and administer naloxone.
People who are dependent on opioids may go into withdrawal when given naloxone. Withdrawal, while unpleasant, is not life-threatening.
Who is at risk of opioid overdose?
Anyone who uses high doses of opioid pain medication or uses opioids recreationally is at risk of overdose.
Other risk factors include:
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Using opioids in combination with other drugs such as anti-depressants, benzodiazepines (Xanax® or Valium®), or alcohol; like opioids, these drugs affect your ability to breathe
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Certain health conditions such as asthma, liver or kidney disease, heart disease, or HIV/AIDS
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Reduced tolerance caused by not having used opioids recently – for example, after release from jail or inpatient treatment
- Having overdosed in the past
What does an overdose look like?
A person experiencing an overdose may have the following symptoms:
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Unresponsiveness
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Slow or shallow breaths (less than one breath every six seconds) or not breathing at all
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Choking, snoring, or gurgling sounds
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Blue, grey or ashen lips and fingernails
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Pale and clammy face
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Slow, erratic, or absent pulse
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Vomiting
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Seizures
What is Project DAWN?
Project DAWN is a network of Ohio-based drug overdose education and naloxone distribution programs. Project DAWN programs provide take-home Narcan kits to the public, free of charge.
Participants receive training on:
- Identifying risk factors for opioid overdose
- Recognizing an overdose
- Calling emergency medical services
- Giving intranasal Narcan
- Monitoring the person until help arrives
For more information about Project DAWN please call 330-270-2855 extension 125.