FILE: A vending machine offering free naloxone medication to help prevent opioid overdoses. (Harika Maddala/Bay City News)

A medication that reverses opioid overdoses is now available at three branches of the Contra Costa County Library. 

Naloxone, an opioid antagonist, is free and available in self-service stands in the public areas at the Antioch, Pleasant Hill, and San Pablo libraries, the library said in a statement Thursday. 

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