LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Michigan residents can pick up free naloxone kits at local Michigan Department of Health and Human Services offices across the state, giving more people access to a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives.

Life-saving help, no cost.

State officials say the effort is aimed at getting naloxone into as many hands as possible. Residents can request kits during normal business hours while supplies last. Naloxone is easy to use, stable in a variety of storage conditions, and protected under Michigan’s Good Samaritan Law for those who administer it in an emergency.

A key tool in cutting overdose deaths.

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MDHHS Chief Medical Executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian said naloxone has already saved thousands of lives in Michigan and played a major role in the state’s declining overdose deaths. The state reports overdose deaths are down 35% since 2023. Michigan has distributed more than 1.7 million naloxone kits and recorded more than 34,000 overdose reversals since launching its Naloxone Direct Portal in 2020.

More ways to get kits statewide.

Funding for the free kits has been boosted by opioid settlement dollars. Michigan is expected to receive more than $1.8 billion from national opioid settlements by 2040. Naloxone is also available through harm reduction agencies, vending machines, local pharmacies, and mail order.