The naloxone boxes will be placed in high-traffic, strategically chosen areas such as libraries, hospitals, and community centers throughout Northampton County.
Press release: According to the CDC, 75 perent of the nearly 92,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2020 involved an opioid. Thankfully, opioid overdoses deaths can be prevented with the use of naloxone. Naloxone, also commonly called Narcan, is an emergency response medication used for the treatment of an opioid overdose. Individuals known to be at risk of