CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some newsstands installed in Chicago will offer medication instead of newspapers.

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Narcan, also known as naloxone, reverses opioid overdoses.

The Chicago Department of Public Health and the 46th Ward unveiled the partnership ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day.

City officials will launch the program during the Harm Reduction Fair on Wednesday at the Department of Family & Support Services at 845 W. Wilson Avenue.

The public can get free naloxone at Nourishing Hope on Sheridan, Cornerstone Community Shelter on Clinton, ICA Building on Sheridan, and the Department of Family and Supportive Services on Wilson.

"Low-barrier access to naloxone is crucial to prevention of overdose in our communities," said C

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