Free Naloxone Coming To Union County Pharmacies

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Several Union County pharmacies are giving away free naloxone during a state-sponsored distribution day next week.

NJ Department of Human Services is making the opioid overdose reversal drug free at participating pharmacies from Sept. 24 through Sept. 26. No insurance, prescription, payment or name is required to pick up the medication. The naloxone will be distributed on a first come, first served basis, and is limited to one per person.

Here is who has signed up to participate:

• Acme Pharmacy, 1060 Raritan Road, Clark - 732-340-0081
• Shoprite Pharmacy Of Clark, 76 Central Ave., Clark - 732-381-7600
• Bells Pharmacy, 17 N Union Ave., Cranford - 908-276-0062
• Camacho Pharmacy, 509 Elizabeth Ave., Elizabeth - 908-355-1784
• Shoprite Pharmacy Of Elizabeth, 865 West Grand St., Elizabeth - 908-558-9126
• Walgreens, 600 Newark Ave., Elizabeth - 908-353-7443
• Acme Pharmacy, 801 Kenilworth Blvd., Kenilworth - 908-259-0720
• Walgreens, 1147 South Ave., Plainfield - 908-757-7703
• CVS, 890 Saint George's Ave., Rahway - 732-396-1990
• CVS, 2287 Morris Ave., Union - 908-964-6560
• Roxy Pharmacy Ii, 1275e Stuyvesant Ave., Union - 973-242-8001
• Shoprite Pharmacy Of Union, 2401D Route 22 West, Union - 908-810-6742
• Tiffany Natural Pharmacy, 1115 South Avenue West, Westfield - 908-233-2200

Naloxone, frequently referred to by its brand name Narcan, works by blocking opioid drugs from binding to the brain, and can reverse and stop opioid overdoses. Further medical care is usually required after naloxone is used to stop an overdose. It can be given as an injection but most free kits are generally the spray version.

— With reporting by Russ Crespolini

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