San Diego has begun a rollout of vending machines with naloxone, a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose. The first is now operating in Chula Vista, with more to come.
Can a vending machine save lives? It can if it’s stocked with naloxone, the drug that can reverse opioid overdoses.McAlister Institute
The naloxone vending machine in Chula Vista is one of 12 planned for the San Diego region, part of a county program to increase access to the life-saving medication. San Diego County officials report two San Diegans die every day because of opioid overdoses. “This is really just about increasing access and for the foreseeable future we want to ensure that accessibility is available,” she said.While Naloxone vending machines are new to San Diego, they’ve already been up and running in other metro areas. In the Tacoma, Washington area the Dave Purchase Project operates a needle exchange service and rolled out three of the vending machines in early February.
The vending machines are just one part of the overall effort to increase access to naloxone. Tara Stamos-Buesig runs the, which provides mobile services, including testing drugs for fentanyl and distributing nasal and injected doses of naloxone.
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