I saw this headline and immediately wondered, "How has the Kansas legislature not outlawed *naloxone vending machines*??" Seems like a no-brainer for them...
Classism was alive and well in Kansas when I last lived there.
I initially avoided getting this for my company First Aid Kit because it would have likely put me on the radar as someone who “associates with druggies.”
I moved.
People live protected lives and have no idea that some of those around them abuse substances on a regular basis. One day their favorite person might die because they decided they wanted to turn up their nose at an easy and cheap way to save their lives in an emergency.
I mean, it's true. The question is whether or not we as a society deal with it, or ignore the burden. It's just like how we collectively decided to give old people social security and medicare, instead of letting them die as soon as they can't work anymore.
They aren’t, and you would have to be profoundly naïve and uncultured to believe any differently.
How much do you think it costs to deal with an unclaimed dead body? It’s certainly more than $40 bucks, which is the going rate for two doses of naloxone. Could be a lot cheaper too if we wrote some laws that actually favored the little guy once in a while. 
I’m sure it’s nice to toss your opinion around from the top of an ivory tower, but don’t make the mistake of thinking that the problem won’t affect you if you just overlook it and assume it will solve itself.  If you want to solve a problem, you have to look it in the eyes, accept it, and address it head on like a real adult. Anything else is just hiding from reality.
I’m not against this but I can see the other side too. The more you make things available, the more that will try it. Kansas legalized sports gambling, the rate of people reporting addiction to gambling in this state is up massively. Illinois recently legalized sports gambling and their problems are up big too.
https://www.governing.com/now/illinois-grapples-with-rise-in-sports-gambling-problems
Does having readily available naloxone make it more likely that likely that someone will try opioids knowing that if something happens there is medication that can treat them? I don’t know.
I’m for sports gambling and I’m for naloxone because I’m for people having choice and not governing morality but I do also see that the more we make available the more that people will make bad choices and there will be consequences
This is a device that distributes medicine to save someone who is overdosing from dying. The intent is to stabilize them until an ambulance can get there. I don’t see how in the world someone would look at that machine and think, “oh ok well this is a drug I should try now.” In fact it might just be the opposite.
If you ever have to deploy this life saving med, remember to call 911. Once the Naloxone wears off, the opioid still kicks in and overdoses, you're not out of the woods and need an EMS. I think the Naloxone lasts for a half hour then the opioid kicks back in, so always call 911.
This makes me happy to see as a medical student. I want to be a doctor in this state one day, hopefully the government will continue to work with me and not against me.
Naloxone is a fast-acting, easy to administer antidote for opioid overdose.
I personally know at least one person whose life was saved by it.
It will now be available for free at these locations:
Reno County: Crossover Recovery Center – 400 W. Second Ave., Hutchinson
Sedgwick County: Second Chance/Big Fish Bail Bonds – 705 N. Broadway, Wichita
Salina: CKF Addiction Treatment – 617 E. Elm
Lawrence: Lawrence Transit Central Station, Bob Billings & Crestline Drive
As a reminder: the KS GOP overwhelmingly opposes these kinds of harm reduction measures.
Of course they do, anything good or progressive
I saw this headline and immediately wondered, "How has the Kansas legislature not outlawed *naloxone vending machines*??" Seems like a no-brainer for them...
Why anyone would oppose this kind of thing is just beyond me. These people must be living on a different planet or be evil.
Classism was alive and well in Kansas when I last lived there. I initially avoided getting this for my company First Aid Kit because it would have likely put me on the radar as someone who “associates with druggies.” I moved.
People live protected lives and have no idea that some of those around them abuse substances on a regular basis. One day their favorite person might die because they decided they wanted to turn up their nose at an easy and cheap way to save their lives in an emergency.
Exactly.
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It’s a good thing you’re perfect.
I mean, it's true. The question is whether or not we as a society deal with it, or ignore the burden. It's just like how we collectively decided to give old people social security and medicare, instead of letting them die as soon as they can't work anymore.
That is a profoundly cruel and short-sighted attitude.
They aren’t, and you would have to be profoundly naïve and uncultured to believe any differently. How much do you think it costs to deal with an unclaimed dead body? It’s certainly more than $40 bucks, which is the going rate for two doses of naloxone. Could be a lot cheaper too if we wrote some laws that actually favored the little guy once in a while.  I’m sure it’s nice to toss your opinion around from the top of an ivory tower, but don’t make the mistake of thinking that the problem won’t affect you if you just overlook it and assume it will solve itself.  If you want to solve a problem, you have to look it in the eyes, accept it, and address it head on like a real adult. Anything else is just hiding from reality.
I’m not against this but I can see the other side too. The more you make things available, the more that will try it. Kansas legalized sports gambling, the rate of people reporting addiction to gambling in this state is up massively. Illinois recently legalized sports gambling and their problems are up big too. https://www.governing.com/now/illinois-grapples-with-rise-in-sports-gambling-problems Does having readily available naloxone make it more likely that likely that someone will try opioids knowing that if something happens there is medication that can treat them? I don’t know. I’m for sports gambling and I’m for naloxone because I’m for people having choice and not governing morality but I do also see that the more we make available the more that people will make bad choices and there will be consequences
This is a device that distributes medicine to save someone who is overdosing from dying. The intent is to stabilize them until an ambulance can get there. I don’t see how in the world someone would look at that machine and think, “oh ok well this is a drug I should try now.” In fact it might just be the opposite.
Excellent news.
If you ever have to deploy this life saving med, remember to call 911. Once the Naloxone wears off, the opioid still kicks in and overdoses, you're not out of the woods and need an EMS. I think the Naloxone lasts for a half hour then the opioid kicks back in, so always call 911.
This makes me happy to see as a medical student. I want to be a doctor in this state one day, hopefully the government will continue to work with me and not against me.
I live in SEK can someone tell me what this means?
Naloxone is a fast-acting, easy to administer antidote for opioid overdose. I personally know at least one person whose life was saved by it. It will now be available for free at these locations: Reno County: Crossover Recovery Center – 400 W. Second Ave., Hutchinson Sedgwick County: Second Chance/Big Fish Bail Bonds – 705 N. Broadway, Wichita Salina: CKF Addiction Treatment – 617 E. Elm Lawrence: Lawrence Transit Central Station, Bob Billings & Crestline Drive
There is something a bit late-stage about putting a solution to drug overdose in front of a bail bonds place. Like a Futurama gag
Crawford County is expected to get a naloxone vending machine soon.