Pala Band’s Naloxone Merchandising Machine Believed to Be First Supplied on Tribal Lands

The Pala Band of Mission Indians has put in what the tribe says is the primary naloxone merchandising machine ever positioned on tribal lands within the U.S., officers introduced Thursday.

The tribe has partnered with the Hurt Discount Coalition of San Diego to have the machine put in place on the Pala Hearth Division, the place free naloxone kits and fentanyl check strips are additionally obtainable.

Robert Smith, chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians mentioned 16 members of the tribe have died from opioid-related deaths.

“We sit up for persevering with to work with Hurt Discount Coalition of San Diego to offer very important training and assets to cease these deaths, he mentioned. “By this program, we all know we’ll save lives and safe a greater future for everybody.”

The machine, funded by way of San Diego County’s Naloxone Distribution Program, is amongst a number of being put in all through the county.

The primary naloxone merchandising machine within the county was put in earlier this yr at McAlister South Bay Regional Restoration Heart in Chula Vista. County officers say a couple of dozen others are anticipated to be put in by the top of the yr.

Tara Stamos-Buesig, founder and CEO of the coalition, mentioned, “By forming strategic partnerships between hurt discount group organizations and tribal governments, I imagine we’re on the suitable path to considerably assist one of the crucial affected populations for opioid overdose.”

– Metropolis Information Service