Indiana is stepping up its naloxone distribution, amid a significant increase in overdose deaths. The Governor’s Office says Overdose Lifeline will distribute another 35,000 doses of the opioid overdose reversal medication and place another 215 “NaloxBox” units, thanks to another $1.3 million in state funding. A “NaloxBox” is a hard acrylic box containing six to eight doses of naloxone that organizations can mount outside of their buildings.
Indiana saw a 33-percent increase in fatal overdoses in 2020, according to preliminary data from the CDC. Governor Holcomb said in a press release that “Each dose of naloxone represents another life that could be saved and another opportunity to engage individuals with substance use disorder in treatment.”
The funding comes from a state opioid response grant from the Family and Social Services Administration Division of Mental Health and Addiction. You can learn more and request a supply of naloxone at overdoselifeline.org.
