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The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board is preparing to give out a new round of grants to statewide applicants. Soon, local governments will be able to take a bid at $29 million designated to address the opioid crisis.

The map allows Texans to type in an address or zip code to see where the over-the-counter drug Narcan can be purchased or obtained for free.

Vending machines once used by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health for naloxone and fentanyl test strips are up for sale.

Narcan, the liquid form of naloxone, is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids. In Oklahoma, it can be found across the state in vending machines.

The law will help protect people from criminal prosecution if they seek medical help for someone experiencing a drug overdose.

Vending machines have become one of the latest tools in the fight against the opioid crisis.

The dashboard tracks fatalities related to the powerful, synthetic opioid dating back to 2014 and compares those to overall drug deaths in Texas.

Possession of fentanyl test strips will no longer be a crime in Kansas. The new state law also means pharmacies, online retailers and harm-reduction programs will be able to legally distribute the strips.

Oklahoma state lawmakers unanimously passed two bills ensuring access to opioid antagonists for at-risk communities. But, they joined Gov. Kevin Stitt’s stack of vetoes.

A billboard shows the faces of young people who have died. Posters show the difference between fentanyl and other prescriptions drugs. And a video presented to seniors shows a student overdosing in his car.