Driven Educator Prevention education becomes a life’s mission
Prevention education Allan came to the UMADAOP of Lucas County several years ago while he was finishing his degree. When a grant became available to support prevention and education in the area, Allan was called on to lead the effort. He says he wasn’t all that excited about prevention at first, but quickly came to love the initiative because it gave him a chance to interact with community members on a vitally important topic. “The grant really is an educational outreach initiative where we’re tasked with not just reaching residents in Toledo, but all of Lucas County,” Allan says. “It’s a large task, but one that we’re happy to do and it’s very, very important.”
They say that the best defense is a good offense, and no one has been on the offensive in the fight against opioid abuse like Geof Allan. As coordinator of the Opiate and Heroin Initiative for UMADAOP of Lucas County, Allan has taken a message of prevention to all corners of the county. He’s educated countless families on the dangers of opioids, provided information on Narcan, and has single handedly trained hundreds on how to use Narcan to reverse an overdose. And he’s not done yet.
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