A unique vending machine is now in southern Indiana, offering live-saving hope.The machine sits outside the entrance to the emergency room at Clark Memorial Hospital.It distributes naloxone, also known as Narcan, a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose, free of charge. Indiana nonprofit group Overdose Lifeline helped bring the idea to life.According to Overdose Lifeline, the repurposed vending machine carries up to 300 naloxone kits. Emergency room doctors say they expect the plain, black box with no signage to be used a lot."We want people to feel comfortable coming up to the machine and getting Narcan if they feel like it's needed for their family or their personal use. It's definitely something that there is a stigma in the community about opioid abuse and we're trying to save people's lives and make it easily accessible," said Dr. Bryan Boone, the emergency room director.That vending machine is one of 19 recently installed in Indiana.Other vending machines have been stationed at the Dubois, St. Joseph, and Wayne county jails as well as Tippecanoe County Community Corrections.Future placement of vending machines is also in progress for Scott Memorial Hospital."There is no single solution to ending this epidemic that has taken the lives of thousands of Hoosiers," said Gov. Eric Holcomb when announcing the vending machine distribution plan. "We can, however, take thoughtful steps to help shake the scourge of addiction from our communities. Naloxone vending machines are a practical tool to prevent overdoses and save lives."