It only takes a few minutes to learn how to use #naloxone .
Here are instructional videos for:
* injectable youtube.com/watch?v=6cVMup…
* nasal narcan.com
You should also know #CPR . redcross.org/take-a-class/c…
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… #HarmReduction #ToxicDrugCrisis

Doctors Test the Limits of What #WeightLoss Drugs Can Fix. 'Obesity first' doctors say they start with one pill, to treat #obesity , and often find other chronic diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis, simply vanish, by Gina Kolata nytimes.com/2024/06/18/hea… via The New York Times

B.C. post-secondary minister @LisaBeare demands answers in stinging letter to UVic following overdose death of 18-year-old student vancouversun.com/health/local-h… via The Vancouver Sun #HigherEd #HarmReduction #ToxicDrugCrisis

Global failure to prepare for pandemics ‘gambling with children’s future.’ Lessons from #Ebola and #COVID19 were not learned, say Helen Clark and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as they launch report calling for urgent action, by @KatLay theguardian.com/global-develop… via The Guardian #GlobalHealth

Overdose deaths in Ontario shelters more than tripled during pandemic. ODPRN study finds. Someone was present and able to intervene in only one in seven cases, by Maan Alhmidi ﮼معن ﮼ thestar.com/news/ontario/o… via @torontostar #opioids #ToxicDrugCrisis

3,200 health-care workers have moved from private to public sector since new Quebec law took effect.
Province hopes to end reliance on private agencies in hospitals, CHSLDs by 2026. cbc.ca/news/canada/mo… via @cbcnews

If you thought microplastics were only pervasive in the air and water, think again.

Knowing how to reverse an overdose is an essential skill for students living in the toxic drug era. Every young person should be taught how to use #naloxone , either nasal or injectable, by André Picard theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… via Globe Opinion #CPR #opioids #ToxicDrugCrisis

Canada is no longer seen as a safe space for hosting international meetings because of our inequitable visa policies & barriers!

International Health Economics Association (IHEA) has moved their conference from Calgary to Bali

healtheconomics.org/wp-content/upl…

'She was driven by a constant desire to love life and make the world a better place' -- Obituary of Robin McGee Robin McGee, well-known patient advocate and author of 'The Cancer Olympics.' A memorial service will be held July 27 in Wolfville, N.S. whitefamilyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/178… #cancer

What 70% of men who kill their partners have in common: A criminal record. A new study shows most perpetrators of intimate partner violence have had previous contact with the legal system.
smh.com.au/national/what-… via The Sydney Morning Herald #IPV

Ottawa will spend $1.2-billion to replace aging hospital serving First Nations in Ontario’s North, after weeks of pressure from Indigenous leaders and the province to make good on a previous funding commitment, by Laura Stone Kristy Kirkup theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic… via The Globe and Mail

Pediatric and infectious disease specialists urge parents to be aware of #vaccination #misinformation calgaryherald.com/opinion/letter… via Calgary Herald Jim Kellner #pediatrics #infodemic

Pioneering studies show promise in sequencing a baby’s genome at birth. Genome sequencing is catching conditions not found through traditional newborn screening, by Mark Johnson washingtonpost.com/science/2024/0… via The Washington Post #bioethics #pediatrics #genomics