Narcan (brand name) or naloxone (name of medication) is a drug used to reverse an opioid overdose, including overdoses due to fentanyl. It is available without a prescription and is legal to carry. We encourage everyone to have naloxone as a tool in their first aid kit – carrying naloxone and knowing how to use it can save a life!
Opioid Safety and How to Use Narcan/Naloxone Brochure (En Español)
Naloxone and fentanyl test strips are available for free at a number of locations across Nevada County and some resources provide mobile distribution.
Western Nevada County
- Nevada County Public Health
Free naloxone and fentanyl test strips
Free naloxone training
Call or text 530-388-6264
https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2861/Naloxone - Yuba Harm Reduction Collective
Free naloxone and fentanyl test strips
Call or text 530-362-8163
https://yubaharmreduction.com/ - Healthy Supply Vending Machines
Free naloxone and fentanyl test strips
and other health supplies
5 locations across Nevada County
Grass Valley (2), Penn Valley, North San
Juan and Truckee
https://knowoverdosenc.com/vending-machines/ - Nevada County Behavioral Health
Free naloxone and fentanyl test strips
Call: 530-265-1437 or in-person at
500 Crown Point Circle. Suite 120
Grass Valley, CA 95945 - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Free naloxone available at Emergency Department
155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945 - BriarPatch Food Co-op
Free naloxone available at customer service desk
290 Sierra College Dr, Grass Valley, CA 95945
Eastern Nevada County
- The Speedy Foundation
Free naloxone and fentanyl test strips
Free naloxone training
Call or text 208-471-8904
https://www.thespeedyfoundation.org/truckee - Tahoe Forest Hospital
Free naloxone and fentanyl test strips
Call or text 530-606-0914
https://www.tfhd.com/ - Healthy Supply Vending Machine
Free naloxone and fentanyl test strips
and other health supplies
10075 Levon Avenue
Truckee, CA 96161
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
Nevada County has other naloxone distributors throughout the community. Each distributor has their own guidelines for how to get naloxone and may or may not carry fentanyl test strips. Some only distribute to clients or customers while others make it available to the public.
You can find a list of some distributors here. For information about how your organization, business or agency can become a distributor, visit our Become a Narcan Distributor page.