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What is Naloxone/Narcan

Naloxone, also commonly referred to by its brand name Narcan, is a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent overdose by opioids such as heroin, morphine, and oxycodone, by blocking opioid receptor sites and reversing the toxic effects of the overdose.

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Where Can I Get Naloxone/Narcan?

Get it FREE from Us!

We offer a free, confidential, narcan kits to those that walk in to our main office during business hours at 500 Barfield Drive, Hastings, Michigan 49058 (we reside inside the Barry County Community Mental Health Authority main office). Current hours are Monday- Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm.

Got questions? Please contact Liz Lenz at 269-948-8041 or llenz@bccmha.org.



You Can Also Get It FREE From One Of Our Community Partners Below:


• Barry-Eaton Health Department
• Barry County Cares
• Barry County Public Defender's Office
• Barry County Serenity Club
• Family Support Center of Barry County
• Delton District Library
• Putnam District Library in Nashville
• Thornapple Valley Church (All Locations)
• Hastings Public Library
• Leftfield Cafe on Main in Middleville
• Delton Family Pharmacy
• Hastings Pharmacy
• Maple Valley Pharmacy in Nashville

Pharmacies

Michigan passed a 2016 naloxone standing order law allowing participating pharmacies to dispense naloxone directly to customers without an individual prescription. There are 4 pharmacies in Barry County participating in the standing order:

  • Family Fare (902 W. State St., Hastings, MI 49058; P: 269-945-2466)
  • Walgreens (126 N. Broadway, Hastings, MI 49058; P: 269-908-4067)
  • Wal-Mart (1618 W. M 43 HWY, Hastings, 49058; P: 269-948-0481)
  • Pharmacy Care (4652 N. M-37 HWY, Middleville, MI 49333; P: 269-795-7936)

For more information about Michigan’s naloxone standing order law, visit: www.michigan.gov and to see a map of all participating pharmacies throughout the state, visit www.michigan.gov.

Prescribers

Individuals can also talk to their health care providers about Naloxone to see if a prescription for Naloxone is right for them.

When medicine is no longer needed, it is important to dispose of expired, unwanted, or unused medicines from your home as quickly as possible to help reduce the chance that others may accidentally take or intentionally misuse the unneeded medicine.

 

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