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Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits

  • Written by Alice Zhang, Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State
imageA vending machine dispenses Narcan nasal spray, a medication that reverses opioid overdose, and other items. Penn State College of Medicine

In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of vending machines – but one machine is different from the rest.

Instead of stocking chips or soda, this vending machine has drug-testing...

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