The Minneapolis Health Department and Hennepin County partnered to install the City’s first NARCAN® (naloxone) vending machine on the Northside. This life-saving resource expands access to the opioid overdose-reversing drug.
Located at Fire Station 14 (2002 Lowry Ave. N.), this is the second vending machine in the city. The vending machine provides 24-hour access; contains more than 100 boxes of NARCAN, each holding two doses; and is free to community members with no barriers.
Fire Station 14 also serves as the City’s Safe Station. This space is where people struggling with addiction and substance misuse can be connected with resources, such as peer recovery specialists.
The Health Department began the NARCAN vending machine pilot program last July, launching the City’s first NARCAN vending machine at Fire Station 21 (3209 E. 38th St.). Through April, more than 1,700 boxes have been dispensed.