{"id":93135,"date":"2026-01-22T01:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/93135\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T01:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:45:25","slug":"new-vending-machine-in-downtown-pittsburgh-expands-access-to-life-saving-naloxone-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/93135\/","title":{"rendered":"New vending machine in Downtown Pittsburgh expands access to life-saving naloxone \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Health officials have installed a new outdoor naloxone vending machine in Downtown Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Located at the Allegheny County Human Services Building on Smithfield Street, the machine will be available 24\/7, providing the opioid overdose-reversing medication naloxone at no cost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This new machine adds to the list of naloxone dispenser locations already deployed in Allegheny County through the CDC\u2019s Overdose Data to Action grant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cThis collaboration with the Department of Human Services allows us to expand low-barrier access in a highly visible, central location,\u201d said Katie Wooten, Allegheny County Health Department overdose prevention program manager. \u201cThe 24\/7 outdoor placement of the vending machine downtown is sure to prevent deaths, as more individuals can access life-saving medication on their own terms \u2014 especially those discouraged by retail prices or who want to remain anonymous.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">ACHD reports distributing more than 66,000 free naloxone kits following a surge in overdose deaths from 2020 to 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harmreductionallegheny.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.harmreductionallegheny.org\/\">Click here<\/a> for a full list of naloxone access locations in Allegheny County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 Health officials have installed a new outdoor naloxone vending machine in Downtown Pittsburgh. 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