(THE CONVERSATION) In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of vending machines – but one machine is different from the rest. Instead of stocking chips or soda, this vending ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Unique vending machines across Columbus are offering free products that can reduce drug overdose deaths and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. The preventative ...

In an effort to reduce the impacts of drug overdoses in the region, the Ogden Police Department has launched a new, free, and ...

A new vending machine in Brownsville, Brooklyn is attracting lots of attention – but not because it sells snacks and drinks. Instead, compartments in the shiny blue device on the corner of Decatur ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A "Harm Reduction Vending Machine" as it's called, has been installed in the lobby of the Edwin M. Lee Apartments in San Francisco. It's an affordable housing community in ...

TULSA, Okla. — There are plans to send out vending machines across Oklahoma so people can access free Narcan and fentanyl test strips. The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alice Zhang, Penn State and Jennifer Murphy, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) In the ...