What is Project DAWN?
Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided with Naloxone) is an overdose education and naloxone distribution program. Participants learn how to:
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of an overdose.
- Make an emergency 9-1-1 call.
- Administer Narcan (naloxone) to someone experiencing an opioid overdose.
Project DAWN Training – Individual
- Individuals can click on the link below to fill out the intake form and watch a training video.
- Once complete, call 740-454-9741 X 350, and ask to speak to the PROJECT DAWN COORDINATOR to arrange kit pick up.
- You can also call 740-454-9741, ext. 350, or stop at the front desk of the health department to schedule in-person training.
Project DAWN Training – Group/ Event, Business, School, etc.
- Call 740-454-9741 X 350, and ask to speak to the PROJECT DAWN COORDINATOR to arrange a group training at your event or place of work.
Project DAWN is named in memory of Leslie Dawn Cooper, who struggled with substance use disorder for many years before dying from a witnessed opioid overdose on Oct. 3, 2009. The first Project DAWN site was established in Leslie’s hometown of Portsmouth, Ohio, in 2012. Since then, Project DAWN has expanded to a collective of more than 380 naloxone distribution sites that cover around 77 of Ohio’s 88 counties.
