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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A shelter in B.C.’s Cowichan Valley ran out of naloxone last week after the area saw an estimated 80 toxic drug poisonings in a 24-hour period, according …

Naloxone kits and defibrillators will be required in all secondary schools in British Columbia by the end of the year. The change is part of an updated healthy emergencies policy from the province that will also see Grade 10 students trained in first aid during gym class, beginning in September. Students …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal public health authorities say 175 deaths related to suspected drug overdoses occurred in the city over the past year and the majority of those fatalities took place at home. The latest data was released Thursday to coincide with International Overdose Awareness …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 31, 2023 5:35 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some workplaces in Ontario are now required to carry a kit used to temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. As of today, workplace safety legislation mandates what the government …

Winnipeg organizations serving some of the city’s most vulnerable are warning of a naloxone shortage they fear could endanger lives heading into summer — but the province says there isn’t one. Organizations are calling for a more reliable, steady supply they say could mean the difference between life and death. …

At Northway Pharmacy Brothers, naloxone kits are flying off the shelves. The Selkirk Avenue pharmacy in Winnipeg distributes 50-70 kits per week. Each kit contains between two and four doses. But pharmacy manager Brett Roeland believes the need is actually much higher. “I’m pretty confident they’re all being used in …