The province passed legislation last spring mandating that naloxone kits be available in high-risk workplaces such as construction sites, bars and restaurants.
Free kits and training to businesses who qualify will be provided by the province through new programOntario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province will give out free naloxone kits and training to small businesses who qualify.
"We're past the point of talking. We need all hands on deck to end the stigma surrounding opioid overdoses and dependency so we can save lives," he said at a downtown Toronto bar. "The goal is to get more kits into more hands because we know that's what's going to save lives," McNaughton said. Health experts say a toxic drug supply along with a dearth of harm reduction services like safe consumption sites and methadone clinics are partly to blame for the ongoing crisis.
"With more than 300,000 businesses across Ontario, by the end of the decade I want every employer in our province to have one of these kits, just like they do a defibrillator," he said.
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