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Attorney General Kobach wins funding to place naloxone in repurposed distribution boxes, launch PSA push
Summary
The board approved a $177,060 grant request from Attorney General Kobach to place 40 repurposed newspaper-style boxes stocked with naloxone at or near college campuses and run a public service advertising campaign; board members also discussed coordinating locations with existing local efforts.
Attorney General Kobach presented a proposal asking the board to fund a statewide effort to place naloxone (Narcan) in repurposed newspaper-distribution boxes and to run an advertising campaign to publicize the locations and the life-saving use of naloxone. The board approved the $177,060 request unanimously.
Kobach said the number of fentanyl deaths continues to climb and that making naloxone widely and publicly available — and informing the public where it can be found — could save lives. "The number of fentanyl deaths continues to increase. We're now over 1500," Kobach said during his presentation. He described the boxes' model as one used by a nonprofit in South Dakota and proposed placing 40 boxes in locations that include or are near the state's four-year colleges and universities.
The proposal called for 40 boxes at $676 each (including installation and delivery), $150,000 for advertising (television, YouTube and social media) and a stock of naloxone doses to supply the boxes and for distribution at public events. Kobach said the office also plans direct distribution at public events (for example, a table at the state fair) and that his staff would use…
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