Ginger Katz founded the nonprofit organization in 1996, just months after her 20-year-old son, Ian James Eaccarino, died of an accidental drug overdose. Continue Reading →
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Greenwich United Way to Present Drug Abuse Prevention Event: Parenting through the Opioid Crisis and Beyond
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Ginger Katz, founder of The Courage to Speak started her organization after her son died from an overdose. She has spoken to students at Greenwich High School, and you could hear a pin drop. This is a presentation worth atteding. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Parenting, Schools, Ginger Katz, The Courage to Speak Foundation
Teens & Drugs: Q&A with Police, GEMS, GHS Health Teacher and Mom Whose Son Died of Heroin OD
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Kathy Steiner, GHS Health Teacher; Art Romano, Deputy Dir. of GEMS; Lt. Kraig Gray of Greenwich Police and Ginger Katz of Courage to Speak Foundation whose son died of a heroin overdose on teens and alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs and heroin in an article targeting parents. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Parenting, Police & Fire, Art Romano, Courage to Speak Foundation, drug overdose, GEMS, Ginger Katz, Greenwich High School
Heroin Overdoses and Narcan Kits: Thursday Roundtable Discussion
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A roundtable discussion co-sponsored by Kevin Coyner and Fairfield Public Library will tackle heroin abuse, opiate overdoses and use of Narcan, an antidote that has reversed more than 10,000 heroin overdoses nationwide. Continue Reading →