NVN—Recently the necessity of having Nalox (Narcan) Box-Overdose Emergency Kits available to the general public in the Newell area prompted several area businesses and city offices to install the kits.
The WIT Coalition, along with the aid of West River Prevention, placed several of these kits in the Newell and Nisland area.
There are wall-mounted kits at the following places:
First National Bank in Newell, located outside the lobby area which is open 24 hours a day
Hitch ‘N Post Market
Newell City Bar
Newell City Office (a travel kit is also with the maintenance manager)
Newell Golf Course
Newell School
Newell Evangelical Church The Newell Evangelical Church has had one they had received from the Newell Ambulance.
Travel packages were handed out at a meeting in March and also given to the following:
Newell School Kitchen
First National Banks in Lead, Rapid City, and Sturgis, SD
Star of the Sea Health Clinic
Newell Belle Fourche Irrigation District
Newell Christian Fellowship Church
High Plains Restaurant
Nisland Farm Fresh Market
Butte Lawrence County Fair Board
Butte/Lawrence County Extension Office
Naloxone (Narcan) is a safe easy-to-use medication that reverses opioid overdoses, including those caused by fentanyl, heroin, and prescription opioids. It works by blocking the effects of opioids in the brain, restoring normal breathing within minutes. Naloxone has no potential for abuse or addiction. It does not produce a high and is safe even if accidentally administered.
According to the CDC, South Dakota was one of only two state with rising overdose deaths in 2024. The state saw 88 fatal overdoses. As overdoses continue to climb in South Dakota, access to naloxone is more critical than ever.
Each kit contains two doses of naloxone as a nasal spray. Studies show that access to naloxone does not increase drug use and actually encourages treatment.
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