March 20, 2018
Global News
Bar and restaurant workers in Peterborough got a different kind of first aid training Tuesday morning – how to administer Naloxone, the medication used to block the effects of opioids.
Article Highlights:
The two-hour session, led by Peterborough AIDS Resource Network‘s (PARN) Harm Reduction Coordinator Chris Jardin, included a demonstration on how to administer the nasal spray version of Naloxone.
“If we ever hope to tackle this opioid crisis in any sustainable and holistic way, that first and foremost begins with us addressing the stigma that we all participate in, purposefully or not.” - Chris Jardin, PARN
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