LIBERTY — Naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid-induced drug overdose, is now available at the Comfort Inn and Suites, 201 Perni Lane in Liberty.
The “NaloxBox” was installed Friday, in a partnership between the hotel, the Trumbull County Mental Health and Recovery Board, the Ohio Hotels and Lodging Association, the Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board, RecoveryOhio, the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Other area hotels are expected to get the boxes, too, where the reversal drug can be safely stored.
“Hotels have been identified as a place where drug activity leads to problems,” said Lauren Thorp, director of recovery and youth programs at the TCMHRB. “Having naloxone on site and staff that is ready to use it can make the difference between life and death situations. Every hotel should have this life-saving tool on hand.”
The box is expected to increase the incidences of bystanders rescuing people who are overdosing. Fentanyl, an opioid, is often present in drugs like cocaine and methamphetamines, drugs that did not historically have opioids in them until recent years.
Any person or business interested in obtaining naloxone for a facility can contact Thorp at 330-675-2765, Ext. 119.
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