We're going virtual with out yoga series to continue providing a needed respite with the ongoing limitations due to coronavirus (COVID-19). The free one-hour Wellness Yoga series takes place at 5:15 p.m. on Mondays. Instructions for joining the sessions are available below. The classes will be recorded and available here afterward. “All ages and genders [...]
Partnership Carson City is going virtual with its yoga series in an effort to continue to provide a needed respite with the ongoing limitations as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The free one-hour Wellness Yoga series takes place at 5:15 p.m. on Mondays. Instructions for joining the sessions are available below. The classes will [...]
Partnership Carson City youth high school program participant Nancy Mejorado, 17, is creating a mock teenage bedroom for parents and community leaders to better know how to spot drugs among youth belongings. The mock bedroom, which is Mejorado’s Carson High School senior project, opens to the public 2:30-7 p.m. Jan. 22-23 at Partnership’s main office, [...]
Anyone is welcome to join Partnership Carson City for its second free Wellness Yoga series Mondays at 5:15 p.m. for one hour at the Carson City Community Center. All ages and genders can attend to take a physical and mental break as well as approach pain management in a holistic way, said Hannah McDonald, executive [...]
Join us for this free Naloxone training and lunch, held in the conference room of Partnership Carson City, 1925 N. Carson St., at noon. Participants will learn how to use the nasal spray Naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. They will also leave with a dose of the life-saving [...]
To honor the upcoming International Overdose Awareness Day, the public is invited to a candlelight vigil this Thursday at Bob McFadden Plaza. The vigil begins at 7 p.m. and will feature a guest speaker and booths distributing information. Across the street, the Opioid Memorial Wall will be on display all week at the Capitol, on [...]
By Teri Vance The public is invited to a candlelight vigil Thursday at Bob McFadden Plaza in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day. “The opioid epidemic is so huge, even in a town of our size,” said Samantha Szoyka, the youth program and outreach coordinator for Partnership Carson City. “As a community, we are [...]
By Teri Vance Partnership Carson City is inviting the community to the premiere of “Voices of Opioid Addiction — A Retrospective” on Wednesday afternoon. “Opioids have become a scourge to Nevada families,” said Hannah McDonald, director of Partnership Carson City. “We’re hoping this film sheds light on the horrors of this drug and give [...]
By Teri Vance A training offered by Partnership Carson City on Wednesday could help save lives. The 30-minute lunchtime class will teach participants how to use the nasal spray Naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The training will also include a history of opioids and an overview of the [...]
by Maggie Fox/NBC News Teens and young adults who get their first opioid prescription at the dentist — often when having their wisdom teeth out — are more likely to come back for more of the painkillers, researchers reported Monday. They found that nearly 7 percent of teens and young adults who got an opioid [...]
