Report
Calling 911 in Drug Poisoning Situations (CCENDU Bulletin)
Publication date:
2017
Author:
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Summarizes Canadian rates of calling 9-1-1 in drug poisoning situations, which greatly impacts the probability of surviving a drug-related overdose. This bulletin shows that the primary reason for not calling 9-1-1 for opioid overdose situations was concern about police involvement and arrest.