Naloxone kits to be required at some high-risk businesses in Ontario by June 2023

Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province will give out free naloxone kits and training to small businesses who qualify for the program

Ontario says some high-risk businesses must have opioid antidotes and training to use it by June.

Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province will give out free naloxone kits and training to small businesses who qualify for the program. The province passed legislation last spring mandating that naloxone kits be available in high-risk workplaces such as construction sites, bars and restaurants.Opioid deaths have increased by more than 100 per cent since 2017 and took a marked jump when the pandemic hit in March 2020.

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