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SEPT. 29, 2017 - Take Home Naloxone Kits are now available free of charge at participating community pharmacies across the province. You do not need a prescription or a NS Health Card number to get a kit. Go to your nearest pharmacy and speak with a pharmacist about getting a kit.
PEER SUPPORTHalifax Area Network of Drug Using People (HANDUP) is an organization working to improve the lives of people who use drugs through user based peer support and evidence based education.
HANDUP along with Direction 180 created a video sharing the experiences drug users in the HRM had in their day to day lives. |
Questions About the Take Home Naloxone Program? Naloxone?
Email us: nsnaloxone@nshealth.ca. Please allow 2 business days for a reply. GOOD SAMARITAN ACT FOR DRUG OVERDOSEIn May 2017 the Good Samaritan Act for Drug Overdose, was passed in Canada. It provides some legal protection for both the drug overdose victim and the person phoning 911.
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