Save a Life. Carry Naloxone.
Naloxone is an emergency medication that reverses overdoses from opioids, such as heroin and prescription painkillers.
Any New Yorker who wants this lifesaving medication should be able to get it without a prescription at certain community-based organizations (for free) and at participating pharmacies (with insurance or out-of-pocket) including Duane Reade, Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS.
Since July, New York City has distributed more than 70,000 naloxone kits, including to syringe exchange programs, health clinics and 132 community-based organizations.
Every NYPD officer who walks the street carries naloxone, and every EMT and paramedic has it on their waist band or in their ambulance.
As New Yorkers, we look out for each other to keep our whole city safe. Naloxone is available to anyone who is at risk of opioid overdose — or knows someone who is.
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HealingNYC is aimed at reducing opioid overdose deaths by 35 percent over the next five years.
Our Tremont Neighborhood Health Action Center now offers free overdose prevention and reversal trainings.
If you or someone you know needs help with substance use, NYC Well can help 24/7/365. Call, text or chat online today.
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