MARQUETTE COUNTY, MI— The Marquette County Health Department has partnered with two businesses to increase the public’s access to naloxone.
The FDA-approved medication can reverse an opioid overdose. It’s easy to use, safe, and non-addictive.
Jim’s Jubilee in Ishpeming and the Modeltown Express gas station in Gwinn are collaborating with the health department to allow a naloxone distribution box to be placed at their businesses. The container is a refurbished newspaper box that holds doses of intranasal naloxone. They’re located outside the businesses and the medication is available to anyone in the community, free of charge.
Officials say it’s a discrete option for the public to obtain lifesaving medicine.
