More than 54,000 free opioid overdose reversal kits coming to Washington

The first of more than 54,000 naloxone kits began arriving in Washington this week, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Wednesday.

The kits will be available to the public at no cost through the Department of Health’s statewide mail-order naloxone program, managed by the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance.

Teva Pharmaceuticals is delivering the opioid overdose reversal kits in quarterly shipments over the next two years as part of a December 2022 resolution to a lawsuit by the state over the company’s role in fueling the opioid epidemic. Washington has won $1.29 billion so far through lawsuits targeting corporations related to the opioid epidemic.

“Our lawsuits against opioids manufacturers are providing resources to combat the fentanyl and opioid crisis to every part of the state,” Ferguson said. “These kits will make immediate impacts in that fight.”

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