Save A Life In Cherry Hill: Free Naloxone Available At Local Pharmacies

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Teens and adults can now receive free naloxone — a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose — from hundreds of New Jersey pharmacies, including several around Cherry Hill.

Under the state's Naloxone365 initiative, anyone 14 and older can request or obtain naloxone for free at participating pharmacies. No prescription is necessary, and you don't need to provide a name or reason. One two-dose naloxone nasal spray kit is provided per visit.

State officials began recruiting pharmacies for the program after Gov. Phil Murphy announced the initiative in January. The New Jersey Department of Human Services launched StopOverdoses.nj.gov on Aug. 7, with 610 pharmacies participating and 40,687 naloxone kits already distributed.

"Naloxone is a safe, easy to use, fast-acting and effective nasal spray medication to reverse an overdose and save someone's life," said Sarah Adelman, the state's human services commissioner. "Making naloxone accessible and available for free and anonymously in pharmacies eliminates the most common barriers to the life-saving medication, helps reduce stigma, and ultimately may encourage people to seek treatment and long-term recovery."

The website's resources include a list of pharmacies that have joined the program. Here are some participating locations around the Cherry Hill area:

• Covered Bridge Pharmacy: 1501 Rte. 70 E, Cherry Hill
• Rite Aid: 823 Cooper Landing Rd., Cherry Hill
• Rite Aid: 1360 Brace Rd., Cherry Hill
• Walgreens: 504 Kings Hwy N, Cherry Hill
• Walgreens: 500 Route 38, Cherry Hill
• Rite Aid: 249 Cuthbert Blvd., Haddon Township
• Rite Aid: 715 Haddon Ave., Haddonfield
• Rite Aid: 423 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Ste. 7, Haddonfield
• Rite Aid: 4902 Westfield Ave., Pennsauken
• Rite Aid: 7835 Maple Ave., Pennsauken
• ShopRite: 130 White Horse Pike, Lawnside
• Rite Aid: 664 Haddon Ave., Collingswood
• Sav-On Pharmacy: 100 N. Blackhorse Pike, Audubon
• Walmart: 130 Blackhorse Pike, Audubon
• MediLink RxCare: 709 Haddonfield-Berlin Rd., Voorhees
• Rite Aid: 480 Centennial Blvd., Voorhees
• Rite Aid: 111 Route 73, Voorhees
• Sav-On Pharmacy: 700 Haddonfield-Berlin Rd., Voorhees

View the full list here.

The Naloxone365 program will work in tandem with Camden County's other initiatives to combat make the medication more accessible. So far, the county has installed naloxone boxes throughout the county park system and at every public school from Camden to Winslow Township.

Camden County also provides various harm-reduction services related to opioid use disorder, including free Narcan training sessions, fentanyl test strips, NaloxBoxes for social service organizations and mental health support for those who have lost a loved one to substance use disorder.

To learn more about addiction treatment and recovery, visit ReachNJ.gov or call 844-ReachNJ (732-2465). ReachNJ is a 24/7 addiction hotline where people who have Substance Use Disorder (SUD) or friends and family of people with SUD can get immediate assistance and support from live, New Jersey-based, trained addiction counselors.

Camden County residents with substance use disorder can also call the Office of Mental Health and Addiction at 856-374-6361.