Boston unveiled its first 24-hour public health vending machine Wednesday, stocked with items such as Narcan, fentanyl test strips, safe injection kits, condoms, socks, blankets and more.
NeighborHealth and the Boston Public Health Commission partnered to stock the machine, and all products will be free of charge.
“Substance use itself is a community issue, and if it’s not being addressed at a community level, then we’re missing a really big component of it. And this machine itself is addressing so many different areas,” said Desiree Millet, director of recovery services programs at NeighborHealth…