Level One: Inform
If an organization determines that it is not going to stock naloxone itself, then we recommend developing a list of other local organizations that stock and distribute it and directing those in need to the appropriate entity.
Level Two: Stock
Overdoses can and do happen everywhere, and naloxone can provide a potentially life-saving intervention, much as an AED can be used to respond to heart attacks. Regardless of whether an organization is actively working on addiction issues or with vulnerable populations, it can—if appropriate—maintain a supply of naloxone on-site.
Level Three: Distribute
Our customers are cornerstones of their community and, as such, they may be in an ideal position to serve as a naloxone distribution center. Rather than simply keeping the medicine on-hand in case of overdose, distribution centers actively work to get naloxone to those most likely to be present when an overdose occurs: Namely those using opioids, and friends and family of those using opioids.