Delco Hosting Narcan Giveaway Event Tuesday

UPPER DARBY, PA — Free Narcan will be available for Delaware County residents Tuesday as part of an effort to prevent opioid overdose deaths in the region.

The Delco Prevention & Recovery Coalition will be holding a Narcan giveaway event from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby.

The office of coalition member State Sen. Tim Kearney plans to stock the bags that the coalition has assembled, each of which contains two doses of Narcan, as well as information about recovery.

"Stigma continues to be an obstacle for individuals struggling with addiction," said Kearney. "By making Narcan available to constituents on a free, no-questions-asked basis, we hope to normalize the presence of Narcan in medicine cabinets throughout Delaware County. When it comes to overdoses, everyone can be a first responder."

Narcan training is available through the county’s contracted providers, Crozer and the Keystone Center. To schedule an onsite Narcan demonstration, contact Jennifer East at jennifer.east@uhsinc.com from the Keystone Center or Monica Perry at monica.perry@crozer.org from Prospect Crozer.

Training is also available online here.

Pennsylvania saw 5,172 overdose deaths were reported in 2020, a 16 percent increase from 2019.

"It is important for people to realize that under Pennsylvania’s Good Samaritan law, a person can’t get into trouble for administering Narcan, and Narcan has no potential for abuse," Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. "In addition, the public should know that the administration of Narcan to someone who is not actually having an overdose will not endanger them."