LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The University of Michigan Health–Sparrow is expanding access to lifesaving Narcan by installing free vending machines at its Carson and Clinton community hospitals.
The move is part of a broader effort to reduce overdose deaths amid the ongoing opioid epidemic. Community leaders and recovery advocates say wider access to Narcan, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses could mean the difference between life and death.
Linda Reetz, market president of U-M Health Sparrow, says overdoses can quickly turn deadly without intervention…