Wausau May Soon Have Public Health Vending Machines

Friday, July 14th, 2023 -- 9:00 AM

Wausau may soon have public health vending machines.

The vending machines will have medication and even tools to prevent overdoses. The City’s Finance Committee approved $80,000 in grant money for the machines and they’ll be located at the Community Partners Campus and HealthFirst Network. The money came from opioid settlement funds.

Narcan and fentanyl test strip kits will be found in the machines. And they’ll be available 24/7 at no cost to users. The funding first has to be approved by the Common Council before they can move forward. So far this year, there have been eight drug-related overdoses in Wausau resulting in three deaths.

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