Overdose guidelines coming for British Columbia universities

The British Columbia (BC) government in Canada, in response to the death of 18-year-old University of Victoria student Sidney McIntyre-Starko, has made several changes to policies, including making nasal naloxone available on all BC campuses, writes Travis Prasad for The Canadian Press.

A steering committee has identified early actions for post-secondary institutions to follow in the event of an overdose on campus. The Ministry of Post-Secondary Education says early actions it identified include providing clarity on contacting emergency services, expanding awareness of toxic drug alerts and overdose prevention, as well as ensuring consistent access to naloxone.

The ministry says it is developing medical response guidelines, ordering nasal naloxone that will be distributed to the 25 public post-secondary institutions and launching an overdose awareness campaign that will be rolled out during the fall semester.
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