3 naloxone vending machines set up in Sedalia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The City of Sedalia announced in a Tuesday social media post that the Pettis County Health Center has set up three naloxone vending machines for public use.

Naloxone – also known by its brand-named version Narcan – is used to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses.

One machine is outside the Pettis County Health Center, another is north of the entrance to the Sedalia Municipal Building and a third is near the Fielding Building at State Fair Community College, the post says.

All three can be accessed for free 24 hours a day, the post says.

“With all three machines now operational and maintained by the Pettis County Health Center, the machines give residents one more tool to use in an emergency, similar to the way defibrillators, fire extinguishers, and first aid kits are placed in public spaces as precautionary safeguards,” the post says. “The overarching message shared by project partners and families is simple. Being prepared saves lives, and having Naloxone accessible to everyone gives the community one more way to care for one another.”

A similar program was introduced in Columbia last month.