Vending machines fighting drug overdoses with free Narcan

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  • The Powley barn raising on the east side of Hockaday Road in Section 10, later the Sheehan Farm. PHOTO PROVIDED BY JULIE ELLIS
    The Powley barn raising on the east side of Hockaday Road in Section 10, later the Sheehan Farm. PHOTO PROVIDED BY JULIE ELLIS
    LANSING Wayne State University recently unveiled a new vending machine not for snacks but for a nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose. The Narcan nasal spray can be used for overdoses of such opioids as heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone. Narcan was first approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 2015 as a prescription. On March 29, the FDA approv...

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