A new vending machine — rather, a vending “box” — offers life-saving items for those who may face an opioid overdose.
Naloxone, a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose, is available at no charge from the machine installed outside Thrive Allen County, 9 S. Jefferson Ave. It will be available 24/7 and includes additional safety items such as a prescription drug disposal bag, wound care kit, fentanyl test strips and a safe sex kit.
A grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration provided funding for the vending machine and…
