Johnson County will place special vending machines in locations across the community to provide what officials said are potentially life-saving “harm reduction supplies” like naloxone spray, the medication used to treat opioid overdoses.
The vending machines will be located in the Coralville and North Liberty public libraries, at the Deadwood Tavern in downtown Iowa City and outside the Johnson County Health & Human Services building. All products in the machines will be available for free.
In addition to naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, the machines will dispense condoms, sharps containers for safe disposal of needles, gun locks in partnership with the local Veterans Affairs hospital, hygiene and wound care kits, and the emergency contraceptive Plan B…