Thursday, September 26 is Free Naloxone Day, and the Turning Point of Chenango County will be offering free Narcan to the community. The center also has a free Narcan vending machine where anyone can stop by to get a free dose of Narcan. (Photo by Sarah Genter)

NORWICH — The Turning Point of Chenango County, located at 24 East Main Street in Norwich, will be celebrating National Recovery Month by hosting a Speaker Jam in Norwich's East Park from 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 28.

The National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Counselors (NAADAC) said Recovery Month "is a national observance held every September to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the nation’s strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and communities who make recovery in all its forms possible."

The Turning Point will be hosting activities every day from September 23 to 27 for their own "Recovery Week." Program Manager Dana Nightingale said on Monday, September 23, they will have self care activities, arts and crafts on Tuesday, their Alternatives to Violence program on Wednesday and Thursday, and they'll be putting purple ribbons on the trees in East Park on Friday.

Also on Thursday, September 26, Nightingale said they will also be observing Appalachian Save a Life Day as well as Free Naloxone Day.

"We give out free naloxone to anybody who wants it or needs it. We’ll have a lot of it, so if anybody needs it, please come by the center," she said. "We will have a table set up outside."