Josh Shapiro, Governor | Pennsylvania Government
Department of Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen and Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones visited the Perry County State Health Center to distribute naloxone as part of "Save a Life Day 2025." The event was organized in partnership with the Cumberland-Perry Drug and Alcohol Commission to highlight the role naloxone plays in preventing deaths from opioid overdoses.
Naloxone is approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for quickly reversing opioid overdoses by restoring breathing when it has slowed or stopped.
"The Department of Health wants to prevent as many overdose deaths as possible, and having free naloxone available for all Pennsylvanians at our 59 State Health Centers helps meet that goal," said Dr. Bogen. "I am so proud to partner with DDAP to expand Pennsylvania's participation in the Save a Life Day campaign to raise awareness of this life-saving tool."
Other speakers at the event included Dr. Jennifer Wallace, Medical Director of the DOH Bureau of Community Health Systems, and Brenda Iliff, Executive Director of the Cumberland-Perry Drug and Alcohol Commission.
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