The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) held a free Narcan “pop-up” event to distribute the overdose reversal medication Narcan to Bradford County residents.
“By literally meeting people where they are, our overdose prevention partners are removing barriers to access, increasing awareness, addressing stigma, and helping to strengthen Pennsylvania’s efforts to prevent overdose deaths,” said DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones.
DDAP operates the Overdose Prevention Program, which uses a hub-and-spoke model to provide free Narcan and drug testing strips to organizations throughout Pennsylvania known as overdose prevention partners.
Once an organization becomes a partner, DDAP supplies the partner with Narcan and drug testing strips. Partners then serve as “hubs,” creating a network of local access points for individuals, community-based groups, and others – the “spokes” – to get free Narcan and test strips to check drugs for xylazine and fentanyl.
Partners include county drug and alcohol offices, health care providers, police departments, fire departments, recovery community organizations, and faith-based organizations.
