The vending machine can hold 300 doses and is the first Naloxone vending machine in the state to be located inside a public library.
KOKOMO — Howard County now has its first Naloxone vending machine to provide quicker access to a potentially life saving medication."The vending machine at the library was a very important next step," Jen Cauthern, director of the Recovery Excellence Institute at Turning Point, said. "It's very important that even if you don't know someone that struggles with addiction, that if you carry it on you, you could be that person to save a life.
This past May, during the first month of the box's operation, 50 doses of Narcan were distributed. In November, that number rose to 236 across seven box locations.
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