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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 05: Some of the items are displayed in a new vending machine in Brooklyn that will disperse fentanyl test strips and naloxone as well as hygiene kits, maxi pads, Vitamin C, and COVID-19 tests for free on June 05, 2023 in New York City. Operated jointly by Services for the UnderServed (S:US) and the city Health Department, the vending machine will only ask for a zip code before letting customers choose free items 24 hours a day. New York City plans to place more free public health vending machines in other neighborhoods shortly. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYC’s first ‘safe’ drug and sex vending machine is empty less than 24-hrs after installation

Less than a day after being introduced by New York City officials, the city’s first “public health” vending machine, which distributes items such as free condoms, crack pipes, and Narcan, a medication that reverses drug overdoses, is now empty after an influx of locals discovered the machine.

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