PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day that was August 31 and National Recovery Month in September, the Michigan State Police Paw Paw Post at 43255 60th Avenue will distribute Naloxone starting Tuesday, September 2, during business hours.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services warned residents about carfentanil, a potent fentanyl variant reemerging in the unregulated drug supply and contributing to overdose deaths. From January to June 2025, 11 deaths involving carfentanil were reported. None tested positive for carfentanil alone; 10 had cocaine, and eight had fentanyl.
These deaths occurred in Ingham, Livingston, Eaton, Genesee, Oakland, and Wayne counties. However, MDHSS and law enforcement officials in southwest Michigan must remain vigilant and proactive due to its own ongoing opioid overdose issues.
“Law enforcement can’t address this alone, so we’re distributing Naloxone, a life-saving nasal spray medication used to reverse opioid overdoses, with community support,” said First Lieutenant Scott Ernstes, the MSP Paw Paw Post commander.
What You Can Do:
Carry Naloxone: It can save lives and requires no prescription.
Don’t Use Alone: Using opioids with someone trained to respond reduces fatal overdose risk.
Seek Help: Call the Michigan Opioid Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) for confidential support and treatment referrals.
Additional Naloxone Distribution Locations:
Kalamazoo County
Alano Club – 933 S Burdick St, Kalamazoo, MI
Bridgeway – 1606 S Burdick St, Kalamazoo, MI
Comstock Library – 6130 King Hwy, Kalamazoo, MI
Cope Network – 3330 Miller Rd, Kalamazoo, MI
Family Health Center – 117 W Patterson St, Kalamazoo, MI
ISK Alcott & Portage – 2030 Portage Rd, Kalamazoo, MI
ISK Behavioral Health Urgent Care – 440 Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI
ISK Crosstown – 615 Crosstown Parkway, Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo College – corner of Lovel and Campus Drive, Kalamazoo, MI
Ministry with Community – 500 N Edwards, Kalamazoo, MI
NACD – 612 N Park St, Kalamazoo, MI
OutFront – 1020 S Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI
Reach Sober Living – 2047 W Main St, Kalamazoo, MI
Recovery Institute – 123 Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI (temporarily unavailable)
Urban Alliance – 1009 E Stockbridge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI
Washington Square Library – 1244 Portage St, Kalamazoo, MI
WMU Clinic – 1000 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, MI
Berrien County
Riverwood Center Benton Harbor – 1485 M-139, Benton Harbor, MI
Riverwood Center Niles – 24 N St Joseph Ave, Niles, MI
Van Buren County
Recovery Zone – 609 E Michigan Ave, Paw Paw, MI
Bronson Lakeview Outpatient Center – 451 Health Pkwy, Paw Paw, MI (indoor only)
Bronson Lakeview Family Care – 520 Railroad St, Bangor, MI
Bronson Lakeview Family Care – 319 W Delaware St, Decatur, MI
Bronson Lakeview Family Care Blue Star – 930 Blue Star Hwy, South Haven, MI
Van Buren CMH – 810 Hazen St, Paw Paw, MI
Calhoun County
Noon or Night Recording Studio – 500 Austin St, Albion, MI
Recovery Services Unlimited – 2150 W Columbia Ave, Battle Creek, MI
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