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Sept. 24, 2026 -- Today, communities across all 50 states will be hosting free naloxone events for Save A Life Day, an annual day of action in its seventh year.

Save A Life Day aims to save lives via one of the simplest countermeasures to the overdose crisis: widespread naloxone access and education. Naloxone is an easy-to-use nasal spray that works to reverse opioid overdoses. Since it was approved by the FDA over 50 years ago, this formerly prescription-only medication became an over-the-counter medication in 2023.

Already, more than 1,100 free Naloxone events currently cover the map, which can be found at www.savealife.day. Since 2021, the nonprofit SOAR WV has been coordinating this event, growing it from a two-county pilot in West Virginia, to a fully national movement in 2025. Sarah Stone, co-director for SOAR WV, shares how “there’s something magical about knowing that on the same day, people in communities everywhere, are connected by the simple belief that every life is worth saving.”

Save A Life Day works to promote year-round low-barrier naloxone access and ongoing anti-stigma work. National Save A Life Day Coordinator, Caroline Wilson, shares that “it takes hundreds of event organizers and thousands of volunteers to make this happen. It’s a special day of naloxone distribution because we get to reach a broader audience, connect with new people, and hear their stories.” This nationwide day of action is also powered by a couple dozen sponsors. Major sponsors include Healing Appalachia, a music festival and philanthropic organization that promotes prevention and recovery efforts, and Harm Reduction Therapeutics, makers of the 3 mg naloxone product, RiVive.

This year’s theme is Elevate Harm Reduction, intended to highlight and promote evidence-based strategies that save lives, connect people who use drugs to community health services, mitigate disease transmission, and prevent deadly infections.

All attendees will receive one naloxone kit and information about local resources.

Across the country, organizers plan to distribute over 100,000 naloxone doses throughout the day. Each location is powered by local volunteers and local community providers.

“Save a Life Day would not be possible without all our counties' providers participating, it is amazing to see the community support. Today we simply acknowledge that there are people in our community who are struggling with drug use currently and they too deserve access to evidence-based overdose reversal strategies and connection to community health resources during a very difficult time in their life. They are someone’s brother, sister, father, mother, friend, husband, wife, employer, employee and they are cared for,” said Robert DeMeck, Acting Director of Lackawanna/Susquehanna Office of Drug and Alcohol Programs and the county organizer for Save a Life Day.

Locations for Save a Life Day in Lackawanna County include:

Dunmore Comprehensive Treatment Center
Cold Bore Counseling
Lackawanna County Govt. Building
Fellowship House
The Wright Center for Community Health (Scranton & Jermyn)
State Health Center, Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services (DATS)
Turning Point Alternative Living Solutions (TPALS)
City of Scranton
Maternal and Family Health Services
Better Health Pharmacy & Wellness
Crossroads Treatment Center
PA Ambulance

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