- The Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project provides free naloxone to prevent overdoses.
- Three “Naloxey Boxey” locations offer 24/7 access to free naloxone kits.
- The nonprofit also offers syringe exchange, HIV testing and combats addiction stigma.
SALT LAKE CITY — A colorful box outside a Salt Lake City nonprofit could help save someone’s life.
It’s filled with free naloxone, a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose, and is part of a larger effort by the Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project to support people struggling with addiction.
“We’re not looking for big changes overnight,” said Executive Director MacKenzie Bray. “We’re looking for these small steps that people don’t give themselves enough credit for that can build and build and build. And all of a sudden when you look back, you’ve changed a lot, or you’ve accomplished a lot, and that’s what we’re here for.”…