GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — In its fight against opioid abuse, Green Bay is putting life-saving prescription in public places.
The city announced Naloxone dispensing kits, better known as Narcan, will be installed this summer at Green Bay City Hall, 100 N. Jefferson Street, Green Bay Police Department, 307 S. Adams Street, and Green Bay Metro Fire Department, Station 1, 501 S. Washington Street.
Narcan blocks the opioid effects from the brain, quickly reversing overdoses and saving lives.
“We are grateful to be able to partner with the Wisconsin Voices for Recovery to provide opioid overdose reversal kits in publicly accessible areas of our community,” said Mayor Eric Genrich, City of Green Bay. “The public health threat posed by fentanyl and other opioids is real and growing, and it’s important for us all to do our part to prevent overdose deaths among our citizens.”
In 2022, the Green Bay Metro Fire Department and the Green Bay Police Department collectively administered 305 doses of Narcan, and according to the Brown County Medical Examiner’s Office, 46 people died in the city as the result of an opioid overdose.
“Naloxone is vital in our treatment of the many patients who find themselves in the grip of the opioid epidemic,” said Chief Matthew Knott, Green Bay Metro Fire Department. “Our goal is to provide a critical lifeline to those struggling with addiction and provide resources for treatment and recovery.”
Each box contains a rescue kit of two doses of Narcan nasal spray, a CPR barrier device, instructions, and resources for local treatment and recovery programs.
These boxes were provided for free by Wisconsin Voices for Recovery.
