FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Fair Lawn is set to receive more than $19,500 from a national opioid settlement fund as the borough considers adding a Narcan station for residents.

The borough will receive $19,524.14 from New Jersey’s opioid settlement program, according to the agenda for Tuesday’s Borough Council meeting.

The council is also expected to discuss placing a Narcan “Buster Box” station somewhere in Fair Lawn. The stations provide access to naloxone, the medication used to reverse an opioid overdose.

The council work session is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, followed by the regular meeting at 8:15 p.m.

Fair Lawn’s funding comes through a series of nationwide settlements with opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacy chains accused of contributing to the opioid crisis.

New Jersey announced a $641 million settlement in 2022 involving Johnson & Johnson and major pharmaceutical distributors. Additional settlements have since involved companies including CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Teva Pharmaceuticals and others.

The settlement payments are expected to continue through 2038, with the money largely restricted to programs addressing opioid addiction through treatment, prevention and harm-reduction efforts.

Nearly half of the state’s settlement funds are distributed to eligible counties and municipalities, allowing local governments to put the money toward opioid-related programs in their communities.

For Fair Lawn, the proposed Narcan station would give residents another readily accessible resource as the borough determines how to use the settlement funds.