GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Free opioid overdose reversal kits are now available 24/7 at four Cherry Health locations across West Michigan.
Cherry Health on Tuesday announced new Narcan vending machines at two of its Grand Rapids locations: the Southside Health Center, located at 2303 Kalamazoo Ave. SE near Edna Street SE, and Westside Health Center, at 669 Stocking Ave. NW near Nagold Street NW.

Narcan is the brand name delivery system for the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone. Narcan has no potential for abuse, according to Cherry Health.
The two new vending machines were funded by a $20,000 grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the health system says. They join two that were already in place at other Cherry Health locations: one at the Heart of the City Health Center on Cherry Street SE in Grand Rapids, the other at the Montcalm Health Center on N Lafayette Street in Greenville.
“Narcan is a life-saving medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose,” said Cherry Health Chief Behavioral Health Officer Bob Smith in a statement. “With the support from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, we are able to expand Narcan access throughout West Michigan and potentially save more lives by providing safe and effective overdose reversal medication in the communities we serve 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”