Arnold Medical Aid Station hosts drug take-back, opioid response training event

Meredith Hugh, a regional overdose prevention specialist with the Franklin County Prevention Coalition, shows a device to administer naloxone during an event to train and certify interested individuals in the use of the opioid reversal drug at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Feb. 23, 2023. The state of Tennessee requires that in order for individuals administering the drug to be protected by the state’s Good Samaritan law they must be certified through a training course. Certification can also be obtained through an online course. The Arnold Medical Aid Station hosted the training in conjunction with a drug take-back event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image was altered by obscuring a badge for security purposes.)

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An Arnold Engineering Development Complex team member drops off medications she no longer needs during a drug take-back event hosted by the Arnold Medical Aid Station at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Feb. 23, 2023. The drop-off box will be permanently located at the medical aid station and available whenever the medical aid station is open. Drop-off boxes allow for medications, both over the counter and prescription, to be disposed of in a safe manner, keeping them out of waterways and the hands of those that might abuse them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image has been altered by obscuring prescription information for privacy.)

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Dustin Ritchie, a regional overdose prevention specialist with the Franklin County Prevention Coalition, speaks with Annie Clements, a program manager at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., during an event to train and certify interested individuals in the use of the opioid reversal drug naloxone Feb. 23, 2023. The state of Tennessee requires that in order for individuals administering the drug to be protected by the state’s Good Samaritan law they must be certified through a training course. Certification can also be obtained through an online course. The Arnold Medical Aid Station hosted the training in conjunction with a drug take-back event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image was altered by obscuring a badge for security purposes.)

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Dustin Ritchie, a regional overdose prevention specialist with the Franklin County Prevention Coalition, hands out an opioid overdose reversal kit to Megan Benton, an environmental compliance specialist at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., after she and others listened to a training class, Feb. 23, 2023. The training was given multiple times over the course of the event to educate and certify attendees concerning opioid overdose and administering the reversal drug naloxone. The state of Tennessee requires that in order for individuals administering the drug to be protected by the state’s Good Samaritan law they must be certified through a training course. Certification can also be obtained through an online course. The Arnold Medical Aid Station hosted the training in conjunction with a drug take-back event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Arnold Medical Aid Station hosts drug take-back, opioid response training event

Published March 15, 2023
By Jill Pickett
AEDC Public Affairs

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. -- Meredith Hugh, a regional overdose prevention specialist with the Franklin County Prevention Coalition, shows a device to administer naloxone during an event to train and certify interested individuals in the use of the opioid reversal drug at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Feb. 23, 2023. The state of Tennessee requires that in order for individuals administering the drug to be protected by the state’s Good Samaritan law they must be certified through a training course. Certification can also be obtained through an online course. The Arnold Medical Aid Station hosted the training in conjunction with a drug take-back event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image was altered by obscuring a badge for security purposes.)