Know Your Options – With Maine OPTIONS Program

In this week’s episode of NAMI Maine Talks, our Suicide Prevention Director, Mary Gagnon, sits down with Gordon Smith of the Maine OPTIONS Program to discuss substance use and its impact on families and communities. You’ll learn about the creation of the OPTIONS program and the work their liaisons do across the state. You can also learn about the use of Naloxone to save the life of someone during an overdose. Make sure to check out the great work of the OPTIONS program, and the work professionals are doing to reduce harm and prevent overdose.   Host:  Mary Gagnon, Director of Suicide Prevention  Guests:  Gordon Smith, Director of Opioid Response, The OPTIONS Program  Links: Learn more about the OPTIONS Program: https://knowyouroptions.me/  Find out more about Naloxone, and where to get it: https://knowyouroptions.me/get-naloxone/  Learn about the OPTIONS program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0LhJcnrXPw  Check out upcoming NAMI Maine events:  https://namimaine.org/events/  #stigmaFREE, #MentalHealthMattersToME, #ItTakesAllOfUs, #HOPE, #WellBeing, #Resources, #StrongerTogether #ReachOut, #Maine, #NAMI