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Examples of Narcan vending machines that will be placed around San Diego County to help fight the opioid epidemic.
County officials are getting ready to install Narcan vending machines across the county. Narcan is a drug used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
The first of about a dozen vending machines is scheduled to be installed at McAlister Institute - South Bay Regional Recovery Center in Chula Vista by December.
The plan is to allow everyone in San Diego County to be a first responder during an overdose crisis.
“I overdosed when I was 19, then I overdosed a few years later and I got saved by Narcan," said Nathan Smiddy, known affectionately as "Narcan Nate" because of his dedication to passing out the life-saving medicine in the North County.
Narcan vending machines are already in use in parts of Las Vegas and other cities across the country. The county plans to deploy at least a dozen in the region, with the first six being placed by the end of the year.
To read more of Omari Fleming's article, please click here San Diego Deploying Free Narcan Vending Machines to Help Combat Opioid Epidemic (msn.com)
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