The Presque Isle-based Mi’kmaq Nation will soon have Maine’s first naloxone vending machine north of Portland.
The Mi’kmaq Health Department plans to unveil the device on March 1 and will make it available free to anyone in need.
Aroostook had the sixth highest number of overdose deaths among Maine’s counties in both 2022 and 2023, according to University of Maine data. Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, can reverse overdoses from drugs like heroin, morphine, oxycodone and fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. Mi’kmaq health leaders hope the vending machine will prevent more people from dying.
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