Nova Scotia Take Home Naloxone Program
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Naloxone kits are available free of charge to anyone at risk of opioid poisoning or who may witness and respond to an opioid poisoning. Participants will be offered training on how to identify a poisoning and respond with a naloxone kit. Training takes about 20 minutes.
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What is in a kit:

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A fully assembled Naloxone Kit includes:

  • 2 ampoules of Naloxone 0.4mg/ML (Sandoz)​
  • 2 VanishPoint Syringes
  • 2 Ampoule Breakers
  • 1 Pocket Breathing Mask
  • 2 Non-latex Gloves
  • 2 Alcohol Swabs
  • Pill Bottle
  • 1 step-by-step THN instruction pamphlet
  • 1 training card

Kit Care Tips:

  • Keep your kit on you at all times
  • Keep your kit at room temperature (between 15 and 30°C), NOT in a car
  • Check the expiration date (on the outside of the kit, the pill bottle and on each ampoule)
  • Routinely check that all supplies are in your naloxone kit
  • Tell everyone you have a kit 
  • If you use your kit, or need a replacement visit one of  our registered sites (above). 

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
  • OPIOID POISIONING
    • WHAT IS AN OPIOID POISIONING?
    • RISKS & PREVENTION
  • DRUG ALERTS
  • GET A KIT
  • LEARN MORE
    • ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTIONS
    • DRUG RELATED STIGMA
    • UNDERSTANDING SUBSTANCE USE
    • GOOD SAMARITAN ACT
    • HARM REDUCTION
    • NALOXONE
    • NEWS & RESOURCES
    • OPIOIDS/OPIATES
    • VIDEOS
  • SITE LOGIN
  • Contact Us