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Overdose-reversing medicine available at The Wright Center and across Pennsylvania

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Individuals and groups can get free naloxone and other harm-reduction supplies at The Wright Center for Community �ʼһ���, which is a Recognized Entity participating in the Pennsylvania Overdose Prevention Program (POPP).

Naloxone is a safe, easy-to-use, life-saving medication. It has been approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose by restoring a person’s breathing.

Visit any Wright Center clinic in Lackawanna, Luzerne, or Wayne counties to request a naloxone kit. Among our locations:

• Hawley Practice, 103 Spruce St., Hawley. Phone: 570-576-8081.
• Mid Valley Practice, 5 S. Washington Ave., Jermyn. Phone: 570-230-0019.
• Scranton Practice, 501 S. Washington Ave., Scranton. Phone: 570-941-0630.
• Wilkes-Barre Practice, 169 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Phone: 570-491-0126.

Naloxone has become more widely available in recent years, thanks in part to a from Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of �ʼһ��� that gives the general public a prescription to acquire it through pharmacies and other outlets. And, as of September 2023, certain naloxone products were federally approved for over-the-counter use.

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Get trained on naloxone use

The Wright Center promotes training to ensure people know how to use naloxone. While the medicine can be administered by anyone, with or without �ʼһ��� training, individuals are strongly encouraged to take advantage of free instruction to better prepare themselves to assist someone in need. .

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Find other sites with naloxone kits

Below is a partial list of POPP’s Recognized Entities in the Northeast region, which have agreed to distribute harm-reduction supplies provided by the state. Be sure to check POPP’s interactive map for the most recent updates on participating locations. .

• Lackawanna County – Pennsylvania Ambulance, 1000 Dunham Dr., Dunmore. Phone: 570-499-3895.
• Luzerne County – Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Drug and Alcohol Program, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Phone: 570-826-8732.
• Susquehanna County – Susquehanna County Coroner’s Office, 309 Public Way, New Milford. Phone: 570-278-6630.

Additionally, individuals can request small amounts of Narcan nasal spray or intramuscular naloxone through a mail-to-home program. For information about the program, offered through a partnership between the nonprofits Prevention Point Pittsburgh and NEXT Harm Reduction, .

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Why harm reduction?

An average of 14 Pennsylvanians die each day from accidental drug overdose. The ongoing prescription opioid and heroin overdose epidemic, which has swept across the United States in the past decade, struck Pennsylvania especially hard, at times resulting in a statewide overdose fatality rate more than twice the national average.

Harm-reduction strategies are widely seen as effective ways to prevent overdoses, decrease the transmission of infectious diseases, and promote life-saving connections between people who use drugs and treatment programs.

Evidence suggests that naloxone does not lead to more or riskier drug use. Rather, people revived by the medication may find that the near-death experience serves as a wake-up call, compelling them to seek treatment and maintain recovery.

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