A new vending machine at the Orange County Detention Center aims to reduce overdoses

The vending machine at the Orange County Detention Center dispenses Narcan drug overdose kits. (Lorelai Sykes / Carolina Connection)

The opioid crisis in North Carolina is getting worse, with overdoses increasing 40% in 2020, the most recent year with data. At the Orange County Detention Center, a new vending machine is part of a plan to combat overdoses in high-risk communities.

Lorelai Sykes has the story.

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