The Save a Life Colorado Map is a resource created by the University of Colorado Injury and Violence Prevention Center, where our mission is to turn science into safety for every stage of life to build a future where everyone is healthy, safe, and free from injury and violence. 

Unfortunately, Colorado has experienced a continued rise in opioid-related overdose deaths. Naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication, is an evidence-based tool to reduce overdose mortality. Naloxone distribution programs have been shown to reduce overdose deaths in communities where they are implemented. A key challenge, however, is ensuring that naloxone is available where and when it is needed most. Many community members, first responders, and bystanders are willing to administer naloxone but may not know where to find it. As part of our Overdose Prevention Initiative, we sought to create a resource that Coloradans could use to identify where naloxone is available. This online map is a resource showing where community members can access naloxone. It includes a comprehensive list of locations where naloxone can be purchased, such as pharmacies, or obtained for free, such as at non-profit organizations, healthcare programs, public health departments, distribution boxes (like a newspaper kiosk), and vending machines.

This map was generated in multiple steps:

We reviewed current resources that listed or mapped naloxone distribution sites in Colorado, none of which provided statewide free resources.

• We conducted internet searches to identify naloxone distribution sites at the state-, county, and city-level.
• We contacted regional partners such as local public health agencies and regional opioid abatement councils to review our list and use their knowledge of distribution sites to update the list.
• We partnered with StoptheClockColorado.org to access pharmacies that have naloxone available throughout the state, as they had already gathered this information.

These efforts resulted in a comprehensive, statewide map of naloxone availability throughout Colorado. The landscape and availability of naloxone supply is continuously changing, so availability at any given location may vary. We recommend identifying more than one location near you.

If you would like to update information, including adding or removing a location, please let us know via our online update and feedback form.

To learn more about how we built this map or to consider building in a different state, access our Save a Life Colorado implementation toolkit.

The map was developed with support from the Centers for Disease Control Injury Control and Research Center (R49CE003563) and the Anschutz Foundation. For more information about IVPC, please visit the University of Colorado Injury and Violence Prevention Center Website. 

The IVPC team would like to thank the following people for their contributions: Josh Barocas, Gehena Girish, David Shapiro, Makiya Owens, and Nicole Wagner.

 The map was last updated on October 21, 2026

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