Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center (HVMHC) is expanding its harm reduction efforts by installing a 24-hour Naloxone distribution box on the West side of its Winona clinic.
The distribution box, which functions like a newspaper dispenser, will be available beginning Friday, February 14th, offering life-saving resources to the community at no cost.
Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. It can be administered by a nasal spray or can be injected intramuscularly. Due to Steve’s Law, anyone in Minnesota can carry and administer Naloxone in a time of need.
This initiative is made possible through a partnership between HVMHC and RIPple Drug Education & Awareness, a non-profit founded by grieving mothers who have lost their children to illicit substances, particularly fentanyl.
Through their partnership with the Steve Rummler Hope Network, HVMHC is a Naloxone Access Point (NAP) at its clinic locations in Winona, Red Wing, Wabasha and Caledonia.
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