WYOMING — The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) announced the release of a new Community Naloxone Resource Map to make finding no-cost naloxone easier.

Naloxone is also known by the brand name Narcan® and is a life-saving drug that can reverse the effects of opioid overdose. Administering through the nose allows the victim to breathe normally again, which gives emergency responders time to arrive and provide assistance. The naloxone is designed to be easy to use by family, friends or bystanders.

In Teton County, residents can pick up free Narcan® at the Teton County Health Department at 460 E Pearl Ave.

“Having naloxone on hand can prevent an opioid overdose death,” says WDH Community Prevention Unit Manager Rachel Nuss. “We recommend that anyone keep this tool in their first aid kit. By mapping out the groups across Wyoming that provide naloxone, our goal is to make it easier for individuals to find it at no cost.”

View the resource map here and find more information about how naloxone works and how to respond to an overdose here.

Hannah is a Buckrail Staff Reporter and freelance web developer and designer who has called Jackson home since 2015. When she’s not outside, you can probably find her eating a good meal, playing cribbage, or at one of the local yoga studios. She’s interested in what makes this community tick, both from the individual and collective perspective.