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Narcan, Drones, and Concerts: How Governments Spent Opioid Settlement Windfalls
Narcan, Drones, and Concerts: How Governments Spent Opioid Settlement Windfalls

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Kffhealthnews Org - Nov 07
MBTA wants third party to handle Narcan cabinets
MBTA wants third party to handle Narcan cabinets

During the year that free doses of the overdose-reversal drug naloxone have been publicly available at five Red Line stops, none appear to have been put into use at the stations, the MBTA said in a report to the Legislature this month. Read more

Boston Herald - Oct 21
In Alaska, where overdose deaths are rising again, Narcan and community are a lifeline
In Alaska, where overdose deaths are rising again, Narcan and community are a lifeline

Overdoses have been declining nationally since August 2023, but Alaska is far behind in that progressWhenever he can, Shane Shelton offers neighbors naloxone, an overdose reversal medication, and a place to sleep out of the cold.The 54-year old’s home is known as the “Dog House” in Williwaw, Alas... Read more

The Guardian - Oct 17
Free Narcan to be distributed at multiple locations in Northern Kentucky this week
Free Narcan to be distributed at multiple locations in Northern Kentucky this week

The Northern Kentucky Health Department will distribute kits across different locations in Northern Kentucky in honor of Save a Life Day Read more

Wcpo - Sep 24
Narcan, bandages and more: Allentown makes free health supplies available in vending machines
Narcan, bandages and more: Allentown makes free health supplies available in vending machines

Allentown's first public health vending machine offers naloxone, wound care kits, reproductive and sexual health kits, hygiene supplies, first-aid supplies and educational materials. Read more

Mcall - Sep 05
'Lifesaving' Narcan newsstands aim to combat overdoses in Uptown
'Lifesaving' Narcan newsstands aim to combat overdoses in Uptown

The converted newsstands stocked with free naloxone, the drug that reverses an opioid overdose, will soon be available at four locations in Uptown as a part of the Chicago Department of Public Health's effort to reduce overdoses. Read more

Chicago Suntimes - Aug 21