Nova Scotia Take Home Naloxone Program
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    • WHAT IS AN OPIOID OVERDOSE?
    • OVERDOSE RISK FACTORS
    • OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION
    • OPIOID OVERDOSE RESPONSE MYTHS
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Take Home Naloxone programs exist in other provinces, such as British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Visit their program sites here:

  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick - Naloxone kits are available at pharmacies.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nova Scotia
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island - Naloxone kits are available at pharmacies.
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan - Naloxone kits are available at pharmacies.
  • Yukon​

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POINT Program

The Nova Scotia government launched their Opioid Misuse and Overdose Framework which includes the THN program. 
Health Canada has an online hub for naloxone including basic information, where to find it in every province, and some tips on overdose. ​

CCENDU Drug Alerts and Bulletins The Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use​ (CCENDU) produces alerts and bulletins on drug use trends or topics of im​mediate concern. CCENDU alerts and bulletins use rapidly assembled information ranging from scientific literature to observations by people directly serving local, high-risk populations.
Know Your Source is a website providing up to date information regarding fentanyl.

HOME

ABOUT US

ABOUT OPIOID OVERDOSE

GET A NALOXONE KIT

LEARN MORE

  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • ABOUT THE PROGRAM
    • ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTIONS
    • ABOUT OUR PARTNERS
    • ABOUT PROGRAM TESTIMONIALS
  • ABOUT OPIOID OVERDOSE
    • WHAT IS AN OPIOID OVERDOSE?
    • OVERDOSE RISK FACTORS
    • OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION
    • OPIOID OVERDOSE RESPONSE MYTHS
  • GET A NALOXONE KIT
    • WHERE TO GET ONE
    • THE NALOXONE KIT
  • LEARN MORE
    • DRUG RELATED STIGMA
    • ENGAGING WITH PEOPLE WHO USE SUBSTANCES
    • GOOD SAMARITAN ACT
    • HANDOUTS
    • HARM REDUCTION
    • LINKS
    • NALOXONE
    • OPIOIDS/OPIATES
    • TRAINING VIDEOS