Naloxone Kits Available on September 1

by Bobby NockJuly 19, 2017

Provincial Health Minister Randy Delorey announced Naloxone kits will be available free of charge in 300 community pharmacies throughout the province on September 1^st.

Naloxone is medicine used to block the effects of opioids especially after an overdose.

Figures show naloxone has saved at least 40 lives since January 2016.

The program is a partnership between the government, pharmacy association of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

The Public Health Agency last month said over 2400 Canadians died last year because of opioid overdoses including roughly 53 in Nova Scotia. Roughly 2000 Canadians died in 2015 due to the drug.

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Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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