HERE’S REPORTER JULIAN PARAS. AS OVERDOSE DEATHS RISE IN NEW MEXICO, ORGANIZATIONS ARE TRYING TO FIND SOLUTIONS RATHER THAN JUST STATING THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME WORK WITH ...

A harm reduction vending machine in Asbury Park provides free supplies like syringes and Narcan to drug users. The machine aims to prevent overdoses and reduce the spread of diseases like HIV and ...

In 1999, the opioid addiction epidemic began. That was around the time when school districts and police departments began to have meetings with parents and residents about the dangers. In the ensuing ...

The University of Michigan Health–Sparrow is expanding access to lifesaving Narcan by installing free vending machines at its Carson and Clinton community hospitals. The move is part of a broader ...

MANITOWOC (WLUK) -- It’s now easier than ever to help solve a rising problem in Manitowoc County. The Northeastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center (NEWAHEC) and Healthiest Manitowoc County ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Clark County has a new way to help save lives: a free Narcan vending machine inside the Springfield Salvation Army. Jacob Clark with the Clark County Combined Health District ...

It would take a matter of seconds for people among those most at risk for drug overdose to get a life-saving product in their hands. Five vending machines stocked with naloxone, a medication that ...

Vending machines usually bring to mind snacks but in communities across Missouri, some are now stocked with something far more urgent. Narcan, often referred to as the “Lazarus drug” for its ability ...

The main concern was whether unsupervised machines would encourage youth drug use. After procedural confusion and a revote, the measure passed 4-1. In a sometimes-heated exchange among themselves, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The City of Richmond is taking new steps to address the ongoing opioid crisis by installing harm reduction vending machines across the city. The machines are part of a broader ...

DENTON, Texas — It’s been nearly a decade, but Sharon Roland still tears up when talking about her son, Randy. “His dad died suddenly of congestive heart failure when Randy was about—not quite 15,” ...