'I think it's doing some good:' Kentucky's first Narcan vending machine opens in Hardin County

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"She’s a recovering addict herself and she had a dose available to her that she got in one of her previous rehabs, and saved his life.”Mattingly said he wanted Narcan to be more readily available to the general public and not just first responders."I would go outside when someone would pull up and watch them, and they’d take one and sit there and read the literature, so I think it’s doing some good.”Each dose of Narcan comes with information on addiction treatment and recovery.Hardin County had 50 overdoses deaths in 2021 and is on pace to exceed that number this year.The county had 34 overdose fatalities as of May.The Overdose Fatality Report released by the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy showed that 2,250 Kentuckians died from drug overdoses in 2021, a 14.5% increase compared to the previous year."

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