Bucks County Joins Nationwide "Save A Life" Day

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Communities across the nation, including here in Bucks County, will be hosting free naloxone events for "Save A Life Day," an annual day of action marking its seventh year.

Held this year on Sept. 24, Save a Life Day aims to save lives via one of the simplest countermeasures to the overdose crisis: widespread naloxone access and education. Naloxone is an easy-to-use nasal spray that works to reverse opioid overdoses. Since its approval by the FDA more than 50 years ago, the formerly prescription-only medication became an over-the-counter medication in 2023.

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Nationwide, more than 750 free naloxone events currently cover the map – including 10 in Bucks County.

A full list of participating states and counties, plus a map of locations can be found by clicking here. Bucks County locations include:

• Bucks County Administration Building, 55 E. Court Street, Doylestown 18901 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Use the Court Street Entrance to access Bucks Human Services Connect - The Hub (1st Floor).
• Bucks County Free Library Quakertown Branch, 401 West Mill Street, Quakertown 18951 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Family Service Association of Bucks County, 4 Cornerstone Drive, Langhorne 19047 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Family Service Association of Bucks County, 134 B Mill Road, Quakertown 18951 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Penndel Mental Health Center Outpatient Center, 1517 Durham Road, Langhorne 19047 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• PRO-ACT's Southern Bucks Recovery Community Center, 1286 Veterans Highway, Bristol 19007 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Rosewood Recovery, 140 Terry Drive, Suite 18, Newtown 18940 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• St. Luke's Grand View Hospital, Main Entrance - 700 Lawn Avenue, Sellersville 18960 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• St. Luke's Penn Foundation Recovery Center Outpatient Building, 807 Lawn Avenue, Sellersville 18960 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• St. Luke's Upper Bucks Campus, Main Entrance - 3000 St. Luke's Drive, Quakertown 18951 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All attendees will receive naloxone and information about local resources.

Since 2021, the nonprofit SOAR WV has been coordinating the event, growing it from a two-county pilot in West Virginia to a national movement in 2025.

"There's something magical about knowing that on the same day, people in communities everywhere, are connected by the simple belief that every life is worth saving," said Sarah Stone, c0-director of SOAR WV.

Save a Life Day works to promote year-round low-barrier naloxone access and ongoing anti-stigma work.

t takes hundreds of event organizers and thousands of volunteers to make this happen," said National Save A Life Day Coordinator Caroline Wilson. "It's a special day of naloxone distribution because we get to reach a broader audience, connect with new people, and hear their stories."

The nationwide day of action is also powered by a couple dozen sponsors, including Healing Appalachia, a music festival and philanthropic organization that promotes prevention and recovery efforts, and Harm Reduction Therapeutics, makers of the 3 mg naloxone product, RiVive.

This year's theme is "Elevate Harm Reduction," intended to highlight and promote evidence-based strategies, such as syringe programs and drug testing, that save lives, mitigate disease transmission, and prevent deadly infections.

Earlier this year, federal grants prohibited the phrase "harm reduction" and even "never use alone" messaging, as well as funding for various life-saving supplies. "With Save a Life Day's 2026 theme of promoting harm reduction, we're trying to return some public health sanity to the conversation," said Joe Solomon, co-director of SOAR WV.