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Delaware County Holding Free Naloxone Give Away Day
In an effort to stop overdoses, free doses of naloxone will be available around In Delaware County this week.
CHESTER, PA – In an effort to stop overdoses, free doses of naloxone will be available around Delaware County during a special event this week.
The event, Stop Overdoses in PA: Get Help Now Week, is a statewide initiative put together by the state Department of Health. Officials call it the largest one-day naloxone distribution in the country.
One Delaware County location will distribute the kits.
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Organizers said the initiative is aimed at those who aren't able to get naloxone from the pharmacy, for individuals who have a substance use disorder, and for family and friends of someone in crisis.
Doses will be available from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13 at the Delaware County State Health Center, located at 151 W. Fifth St., Suite 1 in Chester
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