The Lake County Health Department is suggesting you bring more than just a side dish to your Thanksgiving feast. They'd also like you to bring naloxone, more widely known as Narcan, which is used to treat opioid overdoses.
Nearly 1,000 naloxone -- also known as Narcan -- kits have been given out since 2021 at the Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore, according to the state Department of Health. The store also offers free 15-minute trainings, and hands out personal hygiene products, food and water. FLASHBACK:...
Many state health departments have created initiatives that provide people with Narcan nasal spray for free, but these can be a bit difficult to find and navigate. NEXT Distro lists state websites in its database, but you can also search for your state and “free naloxone program” or “opi...
Narcan kits A Narcan kit is a portable pouch that has everything you need in the event you need to give someone a dose. Some harm reduction organizations put these kits together to give out to the community. In addition to one or two doses of the drug, it may also have alcohol pads...
The urgency to place the Naloxboxes in shelters cannot be stressed strongly enough, said Lijin Thomas, sector director for the Volunteers of America of Greater New York, which operates the Valhalla shelter. Thomas said it is easy to draw conclusions and stigmatize those who are there, but man...
The kits installed in New Paltz businesses will not only contain the potentially life-saving drug, but instructions for use as well. Town of New Paltz Poilce Department/Facebook The response was very positive on the New Paltz Police Department's Facebook page. "Thank you to the Town of New...
This year, with the effort expanding to 35 states and a theme of "naloxone everywhere", the group sent out 2,000 emergency kits containing one Narcan dose to be placed in locations like convenience store bathrooms or parks. The 60 tin newspaper boxes — which sell for around $350...
This year, with the effort expanding to 35 states and a theme of "naloxone everywhere", the group sent out 2,000 emergency kits containing one Narcan dose to be placed in locations like convenience store bathrooms or parks. The 60 tin newspaper boxes — which sell for around $350 ap...
Wilkerson has two naloxone kits at his house, and he keeps some in his office, his car and his backpack. As an emergency room doctor, he's administered the medication to patients many times. But the one time he needed naloxone outside a medical setting, he didn't have it. Instead, th...