NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION
Mail order or in person
Mail Order Program
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The Northern Kentucky Health Department distributes naloxone through a mail order program to anyone living in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
If you are interested in receiving naloxone, please click on the link below and fill out the form.
If your mailing address is outside the state of Kentucky, please visit this site for further information.
In Person
When administered after an overdose, naloxone (a.k.a. Narcan) can counteract the life-threatening effects of opioid drugs and keep individuals who have overdosed alive until emergency medical help arrives. The Health Department offers free naloxone kits to the Northern Kentucky community through its county health centers and during the Syringe Access Exchange Programs (SAEP).
SAEP Times:
- Campbell County, Tuesdays, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. on Highrise Drive, near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Churchill Drive in Newport.
. - Grant County, Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. AND 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Grant County Health Center, 234 Barnes Road, Williamstown, Ky. 859-824-5074.
. - Kenton County, Thursdays, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Kenton County Health Center, 1415 James Simpson Jr. Way, Covington, KY 41011, 859-431-3345.
Each Kit Includes
- Two doses of nasal spray naloxone
- A pamphlet with directions on how to use naloxone
- Information about treatment resources including the Northern Kentucky Addiction Helpline (859-415-9280).
Before receiving a naloxone kit, individuals receive a short training on how to use naloxone.
All of the people featured on this page have battled substance use and are now in recovery, proving substance use can affect anyone.
Recovery has many faces and you never know who may need your help. We provide free naloxone kits to anyone who wants to help save a life and give someone a second chance. When administered after an overdose, naloxone can counteract the life-threatening effects of opioid drugs and keep individuals alive until medical help arrives.
THE STORIES BEHIND THE FACES
Kayla struggled with substance use for several years, but is now in recovery. “Don’t give up the hope that people do recover, because we do recover.”
Vince struggled with substance use for years. Today’s he’s one of the many faces of recovery. “Recovery does have many faces, and it’s not the faces you expect.”
Tina lost her daughter, Tabitha, to an overdose. “I thought, not me, not my family, it can’t happen to me. It did happen to me.”
Karen lost her son, Austin, to an overdose. “I thought it would never happen to us. I thought he wasn’t that type. I don’t know what type that is anymore because it can be any type.”