Groups hope drug reversal medication saves lives
Groups hope drug reversal medication saves lives
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Groups hope drug reversal medication saves lives
The Addiction Resource Council installed a Narcan vending machine. It works just like a regular vending machine but instead of distributing candy or chips, you get Narcan. The group restocks the vending machine about every three weeks and, so far, they say about 100 Narcan kits have been given out.
Narcan is an overdose reversal medication. It is free and available at the Waukesha Alano Club during regular business hours.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, between 2014 and 2020, more than 6,000 people died from a drug overdose. The executive director of the Addiction Resource Council says Narcan saves lives.
“These kits are super important. This is a life-saving device, no different than an EpiPen in our mind. In reality, this is the chance for somebody to have their life saved as well as get into recovery,” said Lindsay Just. “Everybody should carry this life-saving device to help save a life.”
The group is working to get three to four more vending machines in 2022 at locations that are open 24/7.
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