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Vending machines with free public health supplies help fight opioid overdoses

This story was originally published on this site. Vending machines with free public health supplies help fight opioid overdoses In the scrum of the Knicks ticker-tape parade in Lower Manhattan two weeks ago, an off-duty EMT volunteer spotted a stranger showing signs of a drug overdose. Acting fast, Simone Kelly found someone in the crowd […]

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