Health & Fitness
Pharmacy Giving Away Free Naloxone In Flanders
The drug, which can work to reverse an opioid overdose, will be made free at a local pharmacy next week.

FLANDERS, NJ — A Flanders pharmacy is giving away free naloxone during a state-sponsored distribution day next week.
NJ Human Services is making the opioid overdose reversal drug free at participating pharmacies on June 18. 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.
The Walmart in Flanders is participating. The other two participating pharmacies in Morris County are the Walgreens on McFarland Street in Dover, and the RiteAid at 213 South Street in Morristown
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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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