Marin County adds more naloxone vending machines

Marin County is redoubling its efforts to get naloxone into the hands of people who need it to prevent drug overdoses.

Over the summer, the county added three new vending machines that supply naloxone kits free of charge, increasing the number of machines in the county to eight.

The county has also boosted the number of “nalox boxes” throughout the county to 13. The boxes, which are typically mounted on a wall, each contain about four to 10 doses of naloxone, while each vending machine holds 100 kits.