The vending machine program first started in April 2022, and has distributed over 13,000 Narcan kits.
, to place the vending machines at sites to provide the resources and overdose prevention supplies.
“With the risk of fatal overdose from fentanyl, we want to ensure everyone in King County has access to tools to help reduce the risk of overdose deaths in our community,” Public Health said. “As part of this outreach effort, Public Health has been working to lower barriers to overdose prevention supplies, not only through online ordering but also through placing supplies in vending machines where they can be easily accessible.
“While sitting in the lobby, they saw the Narcan vending machine and we got to talking about how their lives had changed since transitioning from using heroin to using fentanyl. I discovered neither had ever used naloxone before,” one Peer Kent staff member said. “I walked them through getting kits and showed them how to use naloxone. A couple of weeks later, the woman came in to see me and let me know that she had used Narcan on her significant other and saved his life from an overdose.
You can also get free Narcan sent to you if you are a King County resident, which can be ordered online
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