"Harm reduction is about keeping people safe and alive. Unfortunately, many people living with substance use disorder don't use harm reduction tools, like naloxone and clean syringes, due to stigma, lack of access or unawareness," commissioner of public health Bisola Ojikutu said in a statement. "These vending machines and kiosks are a low-cost, compassionate way to destigmatize harm reduction and expand access throughout our city."
The state government installed 14 of the harm reduction vending machines in total, four of which were given to Boston. Each machine contains a 'core group of harm reduction supplies,' which includes naloxone, safe injection kits, and fentanyl test strips.
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