Tina Olivero says bringing in life-saving naloxone kits to schools is a good step to combating drug addictions but that more needs to be done.
Tina Olivero says bringing in life-saving naloxone kits to schools is a good step to combating drug addictions but more needs to be done.
According to documents from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner obtained by an access-to-information request and posted by independent researcher Matt Barter, there were 73 drug-related deaths across the province last year. The number represents a 97 per cent increase from theBroken down by the province's four health regions, there were 51 deaths in the Eastern zone, seven in the Central zone, 10 in the Western zone and five in the Labrador-Grenfell zone.
In February, the province's top pathologist told CBC News the confirmed number of drug-related deaths for 2023 was 57 but noted the number could climb as more test results come back.Tina Olivero's son Ben, who died of an drug overdoseDrugs are in the province's schools, Olivero told CBC News, and the problem needs to be targeted in the same way as any other life-threatening situation.
Olivero welcomed the recent news that naloxone kits — which contain a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdoses — are now available as part of"We have EpiPens in schools. We have guidelines for how to manage anaphylaxis in schools right now. And we require the same guidelines for life-saving naloxone," she told CBC News.
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