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What You Need To Know
Harm reduction vending machines are similar to drink or snack vending machines, but may be stocked with supplies such as naloxone, sterile injection equipment, condoms, sharps containers, first aid kits, and pregnancy tests.
Harm reduction vending machine implementation has been associated with reductions in syringe sharing and overdose mortality.
Studies show that harm reduction vending machines improve access to harm reduction resources for hard-to-reach people who use drugs, including younger people, people newer to drug use, people who use drugs less frequently, and people with poor linkage to social services.
In contrast to a statewide 5% increase in fatal opioid overdoses, in Hamilton County, Ohio, fatal overdoses decreased by 10% in the first year following the introduction of vending machines stocked with naloxone.*
Programs To Know
The Centers, Northeast Ohio
Hamilton County, Ohio
Where to Go for More Information
Harm Reduction Vending Machines- Enhancing Harm Reduction Services in Health Departments - CDC
Harm Reduction Vending Machines: What are they and do they work?