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Wellesley opens free contraception vending machine
October 11, 2024
A sexual health resource has arrived on campus at Wellesley College.
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UNMC installs scrub dispensary vending machine
October 8, 2024
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has upgraded its scrub dispensary vending machines to ones stocked with scrubs tagged with RFIDs, according to a…
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Winnebago County intros substance abuse resource vending machines
October 4, 2024
The Winnebago County Public Health agency has launched 24/7 public health vending machines in Oshkosh and Neenah, Wisconsin, according to a report by The…
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Harm reduction vending machine available in New Brunswick
October 4, 2024
A vending machine stocked with overdose kits, fentanyl test strips and other free public health and harm-reduction items is now available at the Unity Square…
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Free condoms available in Dallas vending machines
September 20, 2024
Prism Health North Texas is making sexual health resources more accessible with the installation of three "Nice Package" vending machines across Dallas-Fort…
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Oklahoma transitions away from Narcan vending machines
September 20, 2024
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has updated its approach for distributing naloxone and fentanyl test strips. Effective…
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Coconino County introduces harm reduction vending machine
September 13, 2024
In an effort to combat the ongoing public health crisis, Coconino County Health and Human Services in Flagstaff, Arizona has unveiled a Public Health Harm…
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Richmond County EMS implements pharmacy vending machine system
August 29, 2024
Richmond County Emergency Medical Services has launched a vending machine pharmacy system to improve medication management, according to a News on the Neck…
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Dubuque, Iowa approves budget for Naloxone vending machines
August 27, 2024
The Dubuque County Board of Health in Dubuque, Iowa, has approved a $28,500 budget to install two naloxone vending machines in the county, according to a…
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Case Western Reserve University installs wellness vending machines across campus
August 14, 2024
Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, in partnership with campus University Health and Counseling Services, has installed wellness vending…
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Milwaukee harm reduction vending machines combat opioid crisis, gun violence
August 13, 2024
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Health Sciences have expanded harm…
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Abilene, Texas home to free Narcan vending machine
August 8, 2024
The Abilene recovery center in Abilene, Texas has secured a grant to fund a vending machine that distributes free Narcan to the community 24/7, according to a…
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Narcan vending machines make their way to Guam
August 5, 2024
Guam Behavioral Health is responding to an influx of fentanyl from the U.S. by installing a free Narcan vending machine outside of its health and wellness…
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Pittsburg launches 7 free Narcan vending machines
August 5, 2024
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has taken a significant step in combating the opioid epidemic by installing three of seven planned vending machines dispensing…
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Ontario cities install touch screen vending machines for condoms, overdose kits
August 1, 2024
High-tech vending machines are offering a range of harm reduction products, including naloxone kits, pipes and other drug supplies, condoms and self-testing…
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St. Louis area to install free Narcan vending machines to combat overdose crisis
July 31, 2024
Three St. Louis Metro area towns plan to install free Narcan vending machines, according to a Fox 2 Now report.
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Walker County, Alabama installs 2 free Narcan vending machines
July 30, 2024
Two Narcan vending machines have been installed in Carbon Hill, Alabama, according to a WVUA 23 report. Each machines can hold up to 424 doses of Narcan, an…
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NYC public health vending machine program stalls
July 26, 2024
New York City's initiative to install 10 public health vending machines across the city has fallen short, according to a VNY report. Despite initial plans…
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Hardin, Montana vending machine provides free recovery resources
July 25, 2024
A vending machine called "the healthy choices kiosk" installed at the H.O.P.E. recovery center in Hardin, Montana, is proving to be successful, according to a…
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Malaysia's Ministry of Health to ban all smoking products in vending machines
July 12, 2024
Malaysia's Ministry of Health is finalizing regulations to enforce a ban on selling all smoking products, including electronic cigarettes (vapes), through…
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