Take Home Naloxone

• At-home naloxone kits have reversed over 50K opioid overdoses in B.C.: health authority

  As overdose deaths begin to fall in B.C., the provincial health authority is highlighting the impact naloxone is having on curbing the death toll.

  Nov 9, 2019
  
• Dozens march through Halifax streets in memory of those who died to overdose

  Overdose Awareness Day is an international event held at the end of every August. In Nova Scotia, 56 people died in 2018 from opioid related overdoses alone.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2019
  
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• New N.S. ER protocol gives patients opioid dependency treatment but not take-home naloxone

  A new protocol provides emergency department physicians with the ability to connect people with opioid dependency to treatment before they're sent home.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2019
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• More Sask. residents eligible for training and free take home naloxone kits

  Naloxone is a medication that can quickly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose when administered properly.

  Health

  Apr 18, 2018
• The fight against fentanyl in Saskatchewan and beyond

  Saskatchewan families have one more option when it comes to the fight against fentanyl.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2016
• Opioid antidote kits available to Regina residents free of charge

  A program that will distribute take-home naloxone kits to patients in need will soon be available in Regina.

  Health

  Jun 29, 2016
• IH expanding overdose tracking and free naloxone kits across health region

  In the wake of B.C.’s provincial health officer labeling the spike in overdoses in the province a “public health emergency,” the Interior Health Authority is beefing up its overdose response.

  Health

  Jun 14, 2016
• Fentanyl antidote kits available to Albertans free of charge without prescription

  Beginning Friday, May 13, Albertans will be able to get take-home naloxone kits from community pharmacies for free, and without a prescription.

  Crime

  May 11, 2016