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Naloxone given by nasal spray could help save lives as Canada’s toxic drugs crisis continues. A new report finds the nasal sprays are easier to use and less expensive than the injectable version. Health reporter Katherine Ward explains.

Montreal can be added to the growing list of Canadian cities struggling with the opioid crisis. The number of times paramedics have had to administer naloxone, the overdose reversing medication, is on the rise. Now more government funding is being invested in supervised injection sites. All of this with the hope of saving lives. Global’s...

Some organizations in Winnipeg that hand out naloxone kits to drug users say they’re running out.

As it currently stands, Peterborough city staff are not permitted to administer naloxone while on duty in case of a drug overdose. A proposed policy change sought to lift restrictions and stock the medicine in city facilities but was once again struck down by city council on Monday night. Sam Houpt reports…

Earlier this month, Peterborough City Council voted against making naloxone administration training mandatory for city staff. Instead – staff can take the training if they choose. But community organizations say that training is life-saving, and every bit helps in addressing the opioid crisis. Jessica Penner from Peterborough Drug Strategy and Kerri Kightley join Noor Ibrahim...

Peterborough City Council unanimously approved the city’s first-ever strategic plan Tuesday night, but the night’s proceedings hit a snag when it came to how best to tackle drug overdoses on city property. Sam Houpt reports…

B.C. is marking a somber anniversary today. It has been seven years since the province declared a public health emergency over the toxic drug crisis. The latest statistics are grim — more than 10,000 people have died since 2016 in our province from toxic drugs. As Emily Lazatin reports, B.C. is expanding its use of...

Mobile overdose prevention site raises concerns for a Cobourg community group; new strategic plan and potential city staff naloxone training on the agenda; the OHL’s Peterborough Petes face the Ottawa 67s in the eastern conference semi finals; Caley Bedore’s Skytracker weather. Keri Ferguson has the details.

Mobile overdose prevention site raises concerns for a Cobourg community group; new strategic plan and potential city staff naloxone training on the agenda; the OHL’s Peterborough Petes face the Ottawa 67s in the eastern conference semi finals; Caley Bedore’s Skytracker weather. Keri Ferguson has the details.

A mobile overdose prevention site raises concerns for a Cobourg community group; strategic plan and potential naloxone training on city council’s agenda tonight; the OHL’s Peterborough Petes face the top east team, Ottawa in the Eastern Conference semi finals Friday; Skytracker weather. Noor Ibrahim has the details.

A union on Vancouver Island is the first to offer its members free naloxone kits and a training course to use the medication. The Carpenters’ Regional Council in Victoria says it’s taking action after several reported overdoses in the industry. Richard Zussman has more on the pilot project.

WFPS is warning of a drug on Winnipeg streets that is resistant to naloxone, the overdose-reversal medication.

A powerful animal tranquillizer that has been infiltrating street drugs in the U.S. is now showing up in B.C.’s supply. As Kristen Robinson reports, officials are especially concerned because it can’t be reversed with naloxone.

Paramedics and community workers say treating opioid overdoses is getting more difficult, with some people needing several doses of naloxone to be revived. Global’s Iris Dyck has more on how vital the lifesaving medicine is.

Northway Pharmacy Brothers Pharmacy Manager Brett Roland unpacked a Naloxone kit on Friday. Kits are provincially-funded through Street Connections and are available at pharmacies for overdose prevention. Naloxone kits generally contain a snap-able glass capsule for Naloxone to be administered with a retracting needle syringe to prevent accidental poking. Narcan kits contain nasal sprayers with...

Northway Pharmacy Brothers Pharmacy Manager Brett Roland discussed Naloxone kit distribution and overdose treatment on Friday. Roland said that a big part of overdosing comes from not knowing what illicit substances — like fentanyl — might be hiding in a dose of drugs, a risk that could be mitigated by a testing kit. He added...

A Peterborough woman puts her life on hold to assist in war-torn Ukraine; fifteen motorcycle enthusiasts took the Lakefield Polar Plunge to support Sick Kids Hospital; clear garbage bags, private operator blue box collection, and city staff Naloxone training all on city council’s agenda tonight; the regional weather forecast. Noor Ibrahim has the details.

Naloxone kits are available at many locations across the city. In the first 10 days of 2023, WFPS responded to 46 overdose incidents.

Ryan Sneath, deputy chief of Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, spoke on Wednesday about the importance of supplying emergency personnel and first responders with Naloxone kits to counteract the effects of an opioid overdose. Sneath said that recently a man believed to be experiencing the effects of a drug called ‘down’, responders administered 4 doses of...

Winnipeg police are warning the public about a street drug called “down” after an overdose on Monday evening. This comes as the city announced its staff members will now be able to administer naloxone for suspected overdoses.