As we have all come to learn too well, the opioid crisis in Canada has devasting effects on individuals, families, communities, and our health care systems. Tragically, this crisis has worsened since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a staggering 7,560 deaths recorded in 2021.  This represents a 72% increase over 2020!

To address these alarming and increasing figures, Canadian Red Cross through funding from Health Canada, has developed a free, online course, First Aid for Opioid Poisoning Emergencies. The course takes approximately 45-60 minutes to complete.  Attendees

• Learn bout opioids and how they affect the body
• Explore factors that can affect the risk of an opioid poisoning
• Discuss ways to reduce the influence of stigma and gain strategies for self-care
• Understand how naloxone works and how to administer naloxone 

The course aims to empower participants to become knowledgeable and confident in how to respond to an opioid poisoning emergency, and also enables them to receive a free nasal naloxone kit upon completion of the course*. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that temporarily reverses the life-threatening effects of opioid poisoning.

Interested? For ease, you can click here and REGISTER NOW

As we have all come to learn too well, the opioid crisis in Canada has devasting effects on individuals, families, communities, and our health care systems. Tragically, this crisis has worsened since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a staggering 7,560 deaths recorded in 2021.  This represents a 72% increase over 2020!

To address these alarming and increasing figures, Canadian Red Cross through funding from Health Canada, has developed a free, online course, First Aid for Opioid Poisoning Emergencies. The course takes approximately 45-60 minutes to complete.  Attendees

• Learn bout opioids and how they affect the body
• Explore factors that can affect the risk of an opioid poisoning
• Discuss ways to reduce the influence of stigma and gain strategies for self-care
• Understand how naloxone works and how to administer naloxone 

The course aims to empower participants to become knowledgeable and confident in how to respond to an opioid poisoning emergency, and also enables them to receive a free nasal naloxone kit upon completion of the course*. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that temporarily reverses the life-threatening effects of opioid poisoning.

Interested? For ease, you can click here and REGISTER NOW