A clinical pharmacist in Hamilton says the medication is not just for those using illicit street drugs but also for people prescribed therapy who accidentally overdose.

A submission to Niagara's regional council will push for the creation of a federal task force on the decriminalization of simple drug possession.

Pathways Addictions Resource Centre has been fielding several phone calls, many from parents worried their children may use a recreational drug laced with fentanyl, according Pathways agency director Daryl Meyers.