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Brooklyn Park Church Unveils Harm Reduction Station Providing Free Access To Drug Test Strips, Narcan

Fentanyl overdoses have skyrocketed across the country and in Minnesota, but community organizers are trying to prevent them from happening.

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April 15, 2024

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn.Fentanyl overdoses have skyrocketed across the country and in Minnesota, but community organizers are trying to prevent them from happening.

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One way is by creating a harm reduction station. It was unveiled Sunday in Brooklyn Park at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church.

It provides free access to drug test strips and Narcan nasal spray. The family of a man who died from a fentanyl overdose helped create it.

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