CHARLOTTE — The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office is making a life-saving medicine available for free, and you don’t even need to talk to anybody in person to get it.
The sheriff’s office debuted a special vending machine filled with Narcan this week.
The machine is in the arrest processing center, but anyone can get Narcan there for free.
Narcan is a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose and save a life. That’s why the sheriff’s office recommends everyone carry it, whether they use opioids or not.
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Earlier this year, similar Narcan dispensing machines were unveiled at the Rowan Country Detention Center. Authorities noted a North Carolina study that found people leaving jail are 40 times more likely to die of an opioid overdose within their first two weeks after release.
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