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Wamego Health Center installs no‑questions Narcan box, offers test strips and addiction resources
Summary
Wamego Health Center announced a “no questions asked” free Narcan distribution box, availability of fentanyl test strips and addiction resources located in its emergency room.
Mindy Osterhaus, Wamego Health Center, reported the clinic has installed a “no questions asked” free Narcan distribution box in the emergency room and provides fentanyl test strips and addiction resources on site. The program is presented as a harm‑reduction measure to expand access to overdose reversal and testing supplies.
Osterhaus did not provide distribution metrics or funding sources in the meeting; she described the resources as available through the emergency room and directed community members to Wamego Health Center for access.
