As we walk our streets or visit parks, we should always be on alert and vigilant about someone potentially overdosing. One key intervention that everyday citizens can be versed in is overdose reversal. While we rely on these sectors to manage the crisis, we the general public, can do our part as well.
While experts across the country have taken a variety of approaches to tackling this crisis, there has been no “silver bullet” and the death toll continues to rise. Efforts are made in every sector to combat the crisis, from health care to police and justice, to social services, policymakers, and the government, yet the death toll continues to rise. Recent modelling from Health Canada suggests that these numbers are only going to continue to rise and no matter the scenario, we will likely not reduce drug poisonings to levels seen before the pandemic. This summer has been one of the worst summers on record for overdoses or drug poisoning-related fatalities in Alberta. Opinion: How everyday citizens can help in the drug poisoning crisis
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