As fentanyl-related deaths continue to decline from their peak in Pima County, local health officials say the opioid crisis remains a persistent public health challenge and are expanding access to tools designed to prevent overdoses and reduce harm.
A new partnership between the Pima County Health Department and the Pima County Public Library has brought a public health vending machine — known as a Public Health Station — to the downtown Joel D. Valdez Main Library.
The machine provides free access to naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan, fentanyl test strips, wound care kits, menstrual products and gun locks…