Centers Deploys 70 Overdose Response Stations

The Centers installed naloxone-equipped emergency stations at its Northern Ohio locations, developed with R3 (Rapid Risk Reduction).

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Substance Abuse

Centers Deploys 70 Overdose Response Stations

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Would you feel confident using naloxone to help someone overdosing nearby?

The Centers, one of Northern Ohio's largest nonprofit providers of health, family, and behavioral health services, has deployed 70 emergency overdose response stations across its locations. Each station is stocked with multiple doses of naloxone, a rescue breathing mask, gloves, and other emergency supplies.

Why it matters

Ohio ranked 16th highest in drug overdose death rate nationally in 2025, and overdose deaths and emergency visits continue in Cuyahoga County and Cleveland. The stations place rescue tools directly where people may need them most.

The Centers deployed 70 emergency overdose response stations across its Northern Ohio locations, while Ohio ranked 16th highest nationally in drug overdose death rate in 2025. Whether the stations have been used or affected local outcomes has not yet been reported.

The players

The Centers

The Centers is one of Northern Ohio's largest nonprofit providers of health, family, and behavioral health services.

R3 (Rapid Risk Reduction)

R3 (Rapid Risk Reduction) is an organization that partnered with The Centers to develop the overdose response station deployment.

The details

Each station includes a video-guided naloxone kit, which automatically plays a step-by-step instructional video when opened. The video guides users through recognizing overdose signs, calling 911, administering nasal naloxone, and staying with the person until first responders arrive. The deployment was developed in partnership with R3 (Rapid Risk Reduction).

Last week: The Centers announced the 70-station deployment.
September 2026: The Glick Recovery Campus opened as Cuyahoga County's first crisis receiving center.
2025: Ohio ranked 16th highest in drug overdose death rate nationally.

Big Picture

The stations extend community naloxone distribution, which has spread through overdose response programs in recent years, into everyday community settings. By placing rescue kits with instructional video at service locations, the approach aims to shorten the time between an overdose and bystander response.

Residents in Northern Ohio can locate the overdose response stations at Centers locations and learn how to use the video-guided naloxone kit. Knowing where the stations are and how the kit works may help bystanders respond faster in an emergency.

The takeaway

Knowing where overdose response tools are kept and how to use them can make the difference in the minutes before first responders arrive. Familiarity with the steps shown in video-guided kits may help bystanders act quickly.