Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration will provide free naloxone—the medication commonly administered to people who have overdosed on opioids—to Honesdale and 80 other locations across the state on Thursday.

The drug will be available for free at the Wayne County State Health Center, 615 Erie Heights, December 13 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The kit will include two doses of naloxone and instructions on administering them.

The initiative is part of the “Stop Overdoses in PA: Get Help Now” week, and mingled with a broader effort to make the drug more widely available in the wake of the opioid crisis. The drug, called Narcan by its brand name, can be administered through the nose, intravenously or injected into a muscle. It works in less than five minutes to temporarily reverse the effects of opioids by elevating a person’s breathing and bringing them back to consciousness.

It has no effect on someone who hasn’t overdosed. This is what makes naloxone—carried by EMTs and some police officers for years—a safe and practical way for the average person to prevent an overdose death, addiction specialists say. The drug is already carried at pharmacies, and available free or at low cost through most public and private insurance.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there were 2,235 opioid-related overdose deaths­­­ in Pennsylvania in 2016, a rate of 18.5 deaths per 100,000 persons. This is high, compared to the national rate of 13.3 deaths per 100,000 persons. Heroin overdose deaths have increased from 131 to 926 since 2010, synthetic opioid overdose deaths have increased from 98 to 1309 and prescription opioid overdose deaths have increased from 411 to 729 deaths.

Since November 2014, more than 20,000 people have been revived with naloxone by police officers and EMS providers in Pennsylvania.Wolf’s administration has focused efforts on battling the crisis, recently accepting a $10 million grant from Michael Bloomberg to aid in its efforts. The opioid epidemic has grown nationally as well, and at a federal level President Donald Trump has recently received credit for declaring it a national public health emergency, and launching a string of its own efforts to end it. For a full report on the White House’s plan, click here.

“People should know that we are all first responders in the opioid epidemic and we must all be equipped to help in any way we can,” Gov. Wolf said in a press release about the naloxone distribution. “Having a naloxone kit in your car or home may mean you can save a life and help someone into recovery.”

For more information on naloxone and addiction resources, click here. If you, or someone you know, needs help with addiction, click here.