Narcan vending machines made available to the public in Shawnee

SHAWNEE, Okla. (KFOR) — Three new Narcan vending machines are now available to provide free overdose prevention medication to the Shawnee community.

On Thursday, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation announced the new machines purchased by the tribe with the help of a federal opioid relief grant.

“It’s much like any other vending machine; you just select the number. For example, if it’s 22, just type 22 into the machine and then it will vend you out a box of Narcan and you just grab...