The death of an 18-year-old UVic student shows why naloxone training (nasal and injectable) needs to be part of high school and university curriculum
The opioid overdose-reversing drug should be widely available to community members in kits that include both injectable and nasal forms, as well as personal protective equipment and instructions for use, the expert committee advised.
Then, on Jan. 23 of this year, Sidney McIntyre-Starko, an 18-year-old student at the University of Victoria, died of ain her dorm. Another student overdosed at the same time, and survived, while a third who took the drug was fine.in mid-May that highlighted the poor emergency response, including long delays in the young student being administered naloxone and CPR.There have been a shocking 42,494 overdose deaths in Canada since 2016, when B.C. declared a public-health emergency.
The other factor spurring extensive media coverage was the fact that Ms. McIntyre-Starko’s parents didn’t mourn silently. They are determined to ensure that their daughter’s death, if nothing else, results in policy change.Never mind the moralistic condemnation of drug use. The reality is that teenagers and young adults have always and will always experiment with drugs, from alcohol to cannabis and beyond.
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