GALLATIN, Tenn. (WKRN) -- A simple vending machine could save countless lives in Sumner County amid the opioid crisis.

Sumner County's Opioid Abatement Committee worked with local groups to find a way to use its share of money from opioid lawsuit settlements.

The committee decided to purchase a naloxone vending machine, maintained by Volunteer Behavioral Health, so anyone in need can receive life-saving treatment.

"The naloxone is a nasal spray and it reverses the effects of an opioid overdose," Haley McPhearson-Bush, senior vice president of operations for Volunteer Behavioral Health, explained. "We have seen with fentanyl overdoses that sometimes it takes more than one dose of Narcan or naloxone to revive a patient, but as long as we have it readily available and accessible, hopefully

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