PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia Department of Public Health opened a Narcan Near Me tower at the Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library. Narcan Near Me towers allow people to get life-saving naloxone and other overdose reversal supplies 24 hours a day, seven days a week, anonymously, and for free. This is the first of two towers to be installed in Philadelphia and the first in a major U.S. city.
“We have lost too many Philadelphians to the overdose crisis,” said Mayor Jim Kenney. “That’s why we are trying new and novel ideas to help save lives. The Narcan Near Me Towers from Dispension, Inc. is exactly the type of bold response that we need. With these Towers, we can ensure that life-saving naloxone is available 24 hours a day in areas that need it.”
In 2020, Philadelphia recorded 1,214 overdose deaths. Overdose deaths in Black, non-Hispanic Philadelphians rose by nearly 30%, Hispanic Philadelphians by 1.1%, while White Philadelphians experienced a nearly 10% drop in overdose deaths compared to 2019. In the first six months of 2021, the Health Department recorded 582 overdose deaths, putting the city on track for its worst year in overdose deaths, and it is expected that the changing demographics will continue.
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