Free Naloxone Coming To Warren County Pharmacies

WARREN COUNTY, NJ — Several Warren County pharmacies are giving away free naloxone during a state-sponsored distribution day next week.

NJ Department of Human Services is making the opioid overdose reversal drug free at participating pharmacies from Sept. 24 through Sept. 26. No insurance, prescription, payment or name is required to pick up the medication. The naloxone will be distributed on a first come, first served basis, and is limited to one per person. Here is who has signed up to participate:

• Riteaid, 2 Upper Sarepta Road, Belvidere
• Acme Pharmacy, 152 State Rte 94 Blairstown
• North Warren Pharmacy Gift And Floral, 155 State Rt 94, Blairstown
• CVS, 85 Main St., Hackettstown
• Riteaid, 755 Memorial Pky (Us Hwy 22), Phillipsburg
• Shoprite Pharmacy Of Greenwich, 1207 Route #22, Phillipsburg
• Stop And Shop Pharmacy, 1278 Us Highway 22, Phillipsburg
• Walmart, 1300 Us Highway 22, Phillipsburg
• Riteaid, 354 State Route 57 West, Washington
• Shoprite Pharmacy Of Washington, 2 Clubhouse Dr., Washington

Naloxone, frequently referred to by its brand name Narcan, works by blocking opioid drugs from binding to the brain, and can reverse and stop opioid overdoses. Further medical care is usually required after naloxone is used to stop an overdose. It can be given as an injection but most free kits are generally the spray version.

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