Province takes action against rising drug overdoses with free kits and training

As drug crisis continues, Broadway BID offers businesses naloxone training and security advice

Amidst an ongoing drug crisis in the city, local businesses are routinely having to play the role of first responder.

Province takes action against rising drug overdoses with free kits and training

In response to the rising number of drug overdoses in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is providing free Naloxone kits and training on how to administer them.

Central District Health offers free naloxone kits across southwestern Idaho

Central District Health offices, in West Boise, are the public health headquarters for Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley counties. (Audrey Dutton/Idaho Capital Sun)Central District Health, which serves Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley counties, has partnered with health care providers across the region to provide free naloxone kits.  As a part of the collaboration, St. Luke’s emergency departments in Boise, Meridian, Mountain Home and McCall have more …

Largest Addictions Treatment Centre in Saskatchewan Fully Open for Inpatients

Mental Health and Addictions Minister Lori Carr is pleased to announce that all 60 inpatient treatment spaces are now available at the new addictions treatment centre near Lumsden. Intake for the...

Community-administered naloxone for overdose reversal: The role of sex worker-led programming and occupational violence in a community-based cohort (2018–2024)

Amidst the ongoing toxic drug crisis, sex workers who use drugs face high overdose risk alongside structural barriers to harm reduction services. Prev…

The family of the Hungarian girl who died of a drug overdose in California has spoken out - Investigators suspect murder.