One of the packages of Narcan, also known as naloxone, that was distributed at the Moses Lake Public Library from November until just recently. The medication blocks opioid receptors in the brain to stop overdoses and NCW Libraries staff say it has saved at least a dozen lives since the machine was installed.
May 1, 2025
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Narcan vending machine has long path to installation, cancellation
MOSES LAKE – North Central Washington Libraries staff said they were surprised by Moses Lake City Council’s actions requiring the removal of the Narcan vending machine from the Moses Lake Public Library in late March. NCW Deputy Director for Public Services Kim Neher said the machine being installed wasn’t an initiative spearheaded by the library district, but rather something the city had approached them about.