More than 2400 Canadians died from accidental drug overdoses last year and 60 of them were in Nova Scotia.
As the opiod crisis worsens, the Nova Scotia government unveiling tools and initiatives included in their Opioid Use and Overdose Framework.
Health Minister Randy Delory says they will also make Naloxone kits available to the public for free beginning on September 1.
He says we don’t see the same levels of use and overdose like Western Canada but we do know it’s growing and heading east.
Delory describes opioid misuse and overdose as a complex health and social issue affecting people of all ages and backgrounds and walks of life.
He says it’s all not easy to fix but he says the government is committed to doing what they can to fix this serious issue.
Anyone who needs a Naloxone kits will be able to get one at 300 community pharmacies around the province.
Training for using the naloxone kits will be provided to sheriffs, corrections officers and police officers.
As of late June, Nova Scotia has 24 confirmed deaths from opioid use this year.
