The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit continues to bring awareness to the issue of drug overdoses.
The Health Unit says its goal is to raise awareness about addiction and mental health while addressing the stigma attached to opioid addiction. The Community Harm Reduction Steering
Committee in Leeds Grenville and Lanark is spearheading the movement and has already created a local opioid response plan that addresses the community needs around opioids. The Health Unit also runs the Revive Overdose Response Program, which distributes Naloxone nasal spray kits to clientele that are eligible to hold them.
Claire Farella, the Manager of Healthy Living and Development with the Health Unit, says people often lose focus when dealing with people suffering from opioid addiction.
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