Free Naloxone Coming To Gloucester County Pharmacies

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NJ — The opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone (commonly called Narcan) will be available for free to residents without a prescription at participating pharmacies throughout Gloucester County from Sept. 24-26 as part of a statewide effort to combat the opioid crisis.

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.

Naloxone blocks the opioids' impact on the brain, thus reversing the effects of an overdose, officials said. Those who obtain naloxone will also be given information regarding addiction treatment and recovery. The following pharmacies in Gloucester County will participate:

• ShopRite Pharmacy of Glassboro, 201 Dalton Drive in Glassboro;
• Rite Aid, 210 Bridgeton Pike in Mantua;
• Rite Aid, 1 East Broad Street in Paulsboro;
• Pitman Pharmacy, 39 South Broad Street in Pitman;
• Rite Aid, 490 Hurfville-Cross Keys Road in Sewell;
• Sav-On Pharmacy, 415 Egg Harbor Road in Sewell;
• Walgreens, 500 Egg Harbor Road in Sewell;
• Walmart, 3501 Route 42 in Turnersville;
• CVS, 1239 South Black Horse Pike in Williamstown;
• Rite Aid, 1881 North Black Horse Pike in Williamstown;
• ShopRite Pharmacy of Williamstown, 100 South Black Horse Pike in Williamstown;
• CVS, 25 East Red Bank Avenue in Woodbury;
• Sav-On Pharmacy, 631 Mantua Avenue in Woodbury; and
• ShopRite Pharmacy of West Deptford, 1077 Mantua Pike in Woodbury.

For other participating pharmacies throughout the state, visit nj.gov/humanservices/stopoverdoses.