New Program Makes Life-Saving Narcan Free and Accessible to Local Businesses
The Community Overdose Action Team (COAT) is introducing a new program that allows Montgomery County businesses to request a free life-saving NaloxBox to be placed at an office or business location
The NaloxBox contains the overdose-reversing drug naloxone and is similar to a mounted Automated External Defibrillator (AED), making this life-saving drug accessible to anyone in the event of an opioid drug overdose. The NaloxBox is designed to increase access to Narcan, reduce stigma, and save lives.
“The use of Narcan has proved to be very effective in the reversal of overdoses caused by fentanyl,” said Jeffrey A. Cooper, Health Commissioner, Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County. “The more places we can make Narcan available, the more lives we can save.”
The NaloxBox improves the capacity of bystanders to save the lives of victims of opioid overdose by increasing access to naloxone with easy-to-use instructions to administer the drug. In the event of an overdose, bystanders should call 911 immediately and then use the NaloxBox to administer Narcan as directed.
“Our community has come together to tackle the nation-wide opioid crisis, and we’ve been successful in reducing accidental overdose deaths and improving access to addiction treatment services,” said Montgomery County Commissioner Judy Dodge. “Having Naloxone readily available for local businesses is another step in the right direction, reducing the stigma around opioid addiction and providing free, life-saving medication to reverse the effects of an accidental overdose.”
The NaloxBox unit themselves are easily identifiable plastic surface-mounted enclosures that provide businesses a solution to protecting and providing access to naloxone in an easy to recognize box placed in a central location in high-traffic or high-risk buildings.
The Community Overdose Action Team (COAT) is introducing a new program that allows Montgomery County businesses to request a free life-saving NaloxBox to be placed at an office or business location.
The NaloxBox contains the overdose-reversing drug naloxone and is similar to a mounted Automated External Defibrillator (AED), making this life-saving drug accessible to anyone in the event of an opioid drug overdose. The NaloxBox is designed to increase access to Narcan, reduce stigma, and save lives.
To obtain Narcan for your business, contact Casey Smith, Community Overdose Action Team Project Manager, Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County at (937) 225-6026.
More information about the NaloxBox may be found here: https://www.naloxbox.org/