Former Drug User, Sex Worker To Train AIDS Project RI Staff on Narcan
RISBJ Staff | Jul 15, 2015
PROVIDENCE, RI – Jonathan Goyer, of Project Weber, will be training AIDS Project RI staff on how to administer Narcan, which is used to reverse the effects of overdoses of heroin and other opioids. Project Weber is a non-profit that works with male sex workers on health issues.
Jonathan Goyer grew up in East Providence and began using drugs at an early age. He developed an expensive drug habit and became a sex worker to pay for it. He also experienced long-term homelessness. He overdosed in June of 2013, and was saved by Narcan.
After several stints in rehabilitation facilities, he has experienced long-term sobriety, holds a job, and does outreach for Project Weber as a recovery spet.
The Rhode Island Department of Health reports that accidental drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in Rhode Island.
The Health Department’s updated page regarding drug overdoses in Rhode Island can be accessed by clicking here.
When: Thursday, July 16, 2015, 8:45 a.m. until 10 a.m.
Where: 9 Pleasant Street, Providence first floor conference room
Contact: Stephen Hug, 508-243-7686
AIDS Project RI, a division of Family Service of RI, provides advocacy, testing and comprehensive services for people living with HIV/AIDS. More information is available at www.aidsprojectri.org.
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