Best Lifesaving Vending Machine
The N.I.C.E. Project
Of all the vending machines in Austin, only two save lives. Outside Sahara Lounge (1413 Webberville) and the Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center (4430 Menchaca Rd.) sit mini stockpiles of the lifesaving overdose reversal drug Narcan (brand name of naloxone), available at the press of a button. Amid a raging overdose crisis, at a time when fentanyl lurks in everything, everyone should carry Narcan like they would Band-Aids or pepper spray. Funded by a grant from Austin Mutual Aid, Em Gray's N.I.C.E. Project (Narcan In Case of Emergency) is the first of its kind in Texas, and is leading the charge in making this vital tool for survival as widely available as it should be.