In a groundbreaking step to combat the opioid crisis, Sheriff Ezell Brown and the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with GNR Public Health, has unveiled the first Naloxone vending machine to be installed inside a law enforcement facility in the state of Georgia. Located at the Newton County Detention Center, the vending machine offers free and secure access to Naloxone, an emergency medication used to reverse opioid overdoses.

Read the full news release at Newton County Sheriff’s Office website