Dane County Expands Harm Reduction Vending Machines to Two More Wisconsin Communities

Dane County, Wisconsin, has installed two additional harm reduction vending machines in Sun Prairie and Stoughton to expand access to naloxone and other potentially lifesaving supplies, according to a press release. County Executive Melissa Agard announced the installations Oct. 13, with one machine located outside the Sunshine Place community resource hub in Sun Prairie and the other near the emergency department entrance at Stoughton Health. The machines dispense naloxone, the medication used to reverse opioid overdoses, along with other harm reduction and personal care products. The installations expand a county program that already includes two vending machines in Madison operated by Dane County Emergency Management, along with three machines maintained by other agencies. According to county officials, machines outside the emergency departments at UW Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital have distributed nearly 1,200 packages of naloxone since April 2025. Locations were selected after reviewing emergency medical service responses to suspected opioid overdoses. The equipment was purchased with county opioid settlement funds, and the machines are maintained by settlement-funded employees who work with community partners to stock supplies including feminine hygiene products and gun locks. For operators, Dane County is further evidence that public health agencies have become a durable, funded placement category for vending. Source: Vending Times — https://www.vendingtimes.com/news/wisconsin-county-expands-harm-reduction-vending-machines-to-2-more-communities/