WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – A group is working to put free naloxone distribution boxes across Kansas colleges and universities, including here in Wichita.
Emily’s Hope, a group out of South Dakota, partnered with the Kansas government to place and fill distribution boxes with naloxone, a nasal spray used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
The group wants to make it accessible for anyone who needs it.
“There was a lot of stigma around just having Naloxone. ‘Are you a drug user?’ if you’re carrying Naloxone. We want to make Naloxone as common as a fire extinguisher. We want it everywhere,” said Angela Kennecke, the founder of Emily’s Hope.
Kennecke said having wide-spread distribution and easy access to naloxone can help to reduce the stigma around using it or carrying it.