Save A Life In Gloucester Twp.: Free Naloxone Available At Local Pharmacies

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Teens and adults can now receive free naloxone — a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose — from hundreds of New Jersey pharmacies, including several around Gloucester Township.

Under the state's Naloxone365 initiative, anyone 14 and older can request or obtain naloxone for free at participating pharmacies. No prescription is necessary, and you don't need to provide a name or reason. One two-dose naloxone nasal spray kit is provided per visit.

State officials began recruiting pharmacies for the program after Gov. Phil Murphy announced the initiative in January. The New Jersey Department of Human Services launched StopOverdoses.nj.gov on Aug. 7, with 610 pharmacies participating and 40,687 naloxone kits already distributed.

"Naloxone is a safe, easy to use, fast-acting and effective nasal spray medication to reverse an overdose and save someone's life," said Sarah Adelman, the state's human services commissioner. "Making naloxone accessible and available for free and anonymously in pharmacies eliminates the most common barriers to the life-saving medication, helps reduce stigma, and ultimately may encourage people to seek treatment and long-term recovery."

The website's resources include a list of pharmacies that have joined the program. Here are some participating locations around the Gloucester Township area:

• Rite Aid: 403 Sicklerville Rd., Sicklerville
• Rite Aid: 2090 Erial Clementon Rd., Sicklerville
• Rite Aid: 1360 Blackwood Clementon Rd., Clementon
• Rite Aid: 101 White Horse Pike, Clementon
• Rite Aid: 1492 Chews Landing Rd., Laurel Springs
• Rite Aid: 608 N Warwick Rd., Somerdale
• Gus' Pharmacy: 42 E. Laurel Rd., #1900, Stratford
• Rite Aid: 100 Warwick Rd., Stratford
• ShopRite: 130 White Horse Pike, Lawnside
• Rite Aid: 860 Cooper St., Deptford
• Sam's Club: 2000 Clements Bridge Rd., Ste. 116, Deptford
• ShopRite: 1077 Mantua Pike, Deptford
• Rite Aid: 1000 Kings Hwy., West Deptford
• Sav-On Pharmacy: 631 Mantua Ave., West Deptford

View the full list here.

The Naloxone365 program will work in tandem with Camden County's other initiatives to combat make the medication more accessible. So far, the county has installed naloxone boxes throughout the county park system and at every public school from Camden to Winslow Township.

Camden County also provides various harm-reduction services related to opioid use disorder, including free Narcan training sessions, fentanyl test strips, NaloxBoxes for social service organizations and mental health support for those who have lost a loved one to substance use disorder.

To learn more about addiction treatment and recovery, visit ReachNJ.gov or call 844-ReachNJ (732-2465). ReachNJ is a 24/7 addiction hotline where people who have Substance Use Disorder (SUD) or friends and family of people with SUD can get immediate assistance and support from live, New Jersey-based, trained addiction counselors.

Camden County residents with substance use disorder can also call the Office of Mental Health and Addiction at 856-374-6361.