Kitsap Transit riders will soon have easy access to naloxone after the bus and ferry agency agreed to provide lower-barrier access to the overdose reversal medication at two of its transit hubs.

Under an agreement, approved by the Kitsap County Commissioners on Aug. 25, two mounted naloxone cabinets will be installed the Bremerton Transportation Center off Washington Avenue and the Port Orchard FerryTerminal on Sidney Street, according to county documents. It appears to be the first time the lifesaving medication, sold as Narcan, will be freely available at a Kitsap Transit property.

The exact installation date is still being determined. A spokesperson for Kitsap Transit did not return an email or voicemail seeking seeking more specifics.

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