St. John Ambulance expands opioid overdose training program
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Health Canada funding will enable St. John Ambulance to train groups and individuals on how to respond to overdoses.
As the opioid crisis continues to plague Canada, including Manitoba, St. John Ambulance is working to get more people trained on how to deal with overdoses.
Over $5 million from Health Canada will see the organization train both groups and people on how to respond and provide help when it comes to overdoses.
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The program manager said it’s all about helping as many people as possible.
“It’s not just a localized, one community group problem. It can be anyone, anywhere,” Kevin McGowan said.
McGowan said the problem is continuing to get worse.
“It’s a staggering and upsetting number, to be honest with you, when it comes to opioid poisonings. They continue to go up year-over-year,” he said.
The latest statistics from Health Canada show over 3,500 people died from overdoses during the first half of 2021. It matches the total number of overdoses for all of 2018.
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