San Mateo County announced the launch of a program this week to place emergency overdose medication in publicly accessible boxes around the county.
The program will place a small newspaper box in front of businesses and organizations that will be filled with naloxone, which comes in a nasal spray and can reverse the effects of an overdose from opioids. It is commonly known by one of its brand names, Narcan.
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