PA Health Officials Giving Out Free Naloxone Kits In Mt Airy

MT. AIRY, PHILADELPHIA — In an ongoing effort to combat opioid overdoses, the Pennsylvania Department of Health is launching a statewide initiative to distribute the overdose-reversal medication naloxone.

Naloxone kits will be distributed for free at 95 locations, including at Lovett Memorial Library in Philadelphia's Mt. Airy neighborhood, as part of "Get Help Now Week."

From 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, community members can get their free kits to help those suffering from the disease of opioid-use disorder.

Check out the map below for a full list of locations where naloxone will be available:

Those who do get a kit are asked to take a selfie, post it on Facebook or Twitter and share why you carry naloxone. State officials are encouraging post to include #WhyICarryNaloxone.

The training video below explains what naloxone is, what it can be used for, and how to use both the intranasal form and the auto-injector form.

To receive a certificate of completion for naloxone training, you must watch the video on TRAIN PA. You will not receive a certificate for watching on this page or on YouTube.

In Pennsylvania, the standing order signed by Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine allows anyone to get naloxone without a prescription. Completing the training on TRAIN PA and printing a certificate of completion will protect you legally as a Good Samaritan trying to help someone in need.

Lovett Memorial Library is located at 6945 Germantown Ave. in Mt. Airy, Philadelphia.