{"id":112808,"date":"2023-03-21T15:44:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T19:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewrightcenter.org\/?page_id=112808"},"modified":"2024-05-01T15:01:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T19:01:01","slug":"naloxone-access","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thewrightcenter.org\/naloxone-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Naloxone Access"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Individuals and groups can get free naloxone <\/strong>and other harm-reduction supplies at The Wright Center for Community 皇家华人, which is a Recognized Entity participating in the Pennsylvania Overdose Prevention Program (POPP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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\u2019s breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Visit any Wright Center clinic in Lackawanna, Luzerne, or Wayne counties to request a naloxone kit. Among our locations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is not necessary to be a Wright Center patient or to provide identifying information to receive naloxone or supplies such as drug-checking strips (designed to detect xylazine or fentanyl).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Wright Center is one of POPP\u2019s many community-based distributors of supplies and a proud partner in this statewide effort to decrease opioid-related deaths. The program aims to reach individuals who have the greatest risk of experiencing an overdose, such as people who are currently using substances and people who know someone currently using substances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n