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As opioid poisonings and overdoses continue to take their toll on communities across Canada, Ashten Jung of St. John Ambulance takes us through the steps of using both nasal and intermuscular naloxone to potentially save a life.

Canadian experts say opioid use disorder can be managed with methadone, as well as buprenorphine-naloxone. Kyle Benning has the details and more in Health Matters for Nov. 12, 2024.

As Fredericton police and fire services sound the alarm about an uptick in overdoses in the city, a harm reduction expert is calling for increased access to Naloxone kits. Silas Brown reports.

The B.C. government, in response to the death of 18-year-old University of Victoria student Sidney McIntyre-Starko, has made several changes to policies, including making nasal naloxone available on all B.C. campuses. Travis Prasad reports.

In response to the recent drug poisoning death at the University of Victoria, calls have been made for British Columbia to mandate CPR and naloxone training in high schools across the province. The death of 18-year-old in January has prompted her parents to urge the province to take action, deeming the tragedy preventable. Neetu Garcha...

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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...

NEWS UPDATE with @GiuntaNews: Vaccine supplies strong in Peterborough, prompting additional appointments becoming available; local public health and paramedics make Naloxone more readily available; 7 day regional weather outlook. Issued: 4:30 pm.

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough held Anti-Stigma Day on June 26th in an effort to end the stigma towards drug users. Along with first hand experience and information, volunteers and organizers were giving away free nasal spray Naloxone kits to combat opioid overdosing. Sam Houpt has the story.

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.

In this special report, Global’s Joe Scarpelli takes a deeper dive into the reasons why Winnipeg paramedics are using naloxone – a drug to counter the effects of opioid overdose – at higher rates in 2020 compared to last year.

NEWS UPDATE: Ennismore fire leaves family without a home; CKL Police administer naloxone to person without vital signs. Issued: 10:15am

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says the SPVM will be equipped with naloxone and officers will be trained starting in late August. Global’s Anne Leclair reports on the surprising discovery that police were not equipped with the life-saving drug.

Drug users are being warned the supply of street drugs is increasingly contaminated with benzodiazepines, a class of tranquilizers that can cause overdoses that aren’t reversible through naloxone injection. Aaron McArthur reports

Dr. Jane Buxton, Harm Reduction Lead with the B.C.C.D.C, shares details of the Take Home Naloxone program, and why more urgent work needs to be done to help prevent overdoses.

Associate Minister of Health Brandy Payne will provide information about a new program to expand access to take-home naloxone at a news conference in Calgary on Wednesday. Stefan Keyes has details on the announcement.

UVic’s Bruce Wallace talks about the importance of access to a nasal spray version of Naloxone when it comes to combating drug overdoses in BC.

Fentanyl and naloxone kits were hot topics at a Saskatoon opioid conference. As Jacqueline Wilson reports, health professionals discuss how kit training and distribution is changing.

Wed, Nov 2: In anticipation of an increase in illegal drugs cut with fentanyl coming to Nova Scotia, corrections officers throughout the province will be trained to use Naloxone.