Report
The Availability of Take-Home Naloxone in Canada (CCENDU Bulletin)
Publication date:
2016
Author:
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Describes the availability of take-home naloxone programs in Canada and the steps required to make naloxone available without a prescription. This bulletin notes that access to naloxone, a drug used to temporarily reverse the effects of opioid overdose, is only one part of an overdose prevention strategy, which should also include overdose prevention education, training and services.