The Christmas for the City event attracted hundreds of people Saturday to the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. Organizers planned to accommodate about 4,500 attendees.
Some local governments and nonprofit organizations are using vending machines to distribute Narcan, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses, in the hope of reducing drug overdose deaths.
The vending machine dispenses free Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan. The goal is to help those struggling with opioid addiction. Narcan reverses an overdose.