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Interior Health expands access to Naloxone treatment Kathy Michaels kmichaels@kelownacapnews.com.
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Naloxone program has expanded to 70 sites which includes: all Interior Health emergency
departments, public health centres, mental health and substance use offices as well as several
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community agencies. “The program not only gives those at risk free naloxone kits, it also provides an opportunity to offer information on how to prevent an overdose from occurring in the first place by educating clients about factors that can increase the risk of overdose,” said Dr. Silvina Mema, Medical Health Officer. “For example, one of the things we tell people is that if they haven’t used a drug for a while their tolerance or response to that drug can change and that puts them at greater risk of an overdose.” This expansion increases access to the life-saving medication,
naloxone. Naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose by restoring breathing within two to five minutes. It improves the chances of survival while waiting for medical help to arrive. Naloxone is a safe medication that cannot be abused and has no effect on the body in the absence of opioids. It is non-addictive, does not produce a high and has no street value. In addition to making naloxone kits more accessible, the Take Home Naloxone program also provides training on how to prevent, recognize and respond to an overdose situation. The Take Home
kit from local pharmacies —a prescription for naloxone is no longer required. All of the initiatives support the work of the newly formed Joint Task Force on Overdose Response. Headed by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall and Director of Police Services Clayton Pecknold, the task force will provide expert leadership and advice to the province on additional actions to prevent and respond to overdoses in British Columbia. The actions also align with recommendations identified by the BC Overdose Action Exchange.
IH: ‘This is not a straightforward service’ SITE FROM A1 “This is not a straightforward service,” Mema said. “These are controversial services because it addresses the needs of people who are marginalized and people who are doing something illegal, and there’s a
stigma around that. “People think these individuals shouldn’t be entitled to health services like others who don’t engage in illegal activity.” And, while the facility would simply be a safe space to inject drugs, it would also provide a bridge for people who use drugs to enter into
the health system. “Maybe, eventually, someone would be ready to engage in services like detox and that will put them out of the misery of their addiction,” said Mema. “They don’t have to look for help, but when they are ready they know it is there if they need it
and that’s an advantage because these are people that wouldn’t get it otherwise.” Mayor Colin Basran has expressed support for a safe injection site, but said the city has little to do with any operation. It’s driven by the province and IHA.
City dumps RV use on farmland Alistair Waters awaters@kelonwacapnews.com
Calling it a “failed experiment,” Kelowna city council voted Monday to stop allowing RV camping sites on agricultural land in the city. According to a staff report, with five of the
current 15 operations taken to court by the city, another four in non-compliance with outstanding issues, two others currently in development and only four compliant, the issue is deemed not worth the city’s time. The report said the issue of dealing with
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Naloxone program is provided in collaboration with the B.C. Centre for Disease Control. Approximately 1,670 naloxone kits have been distributed across Interior Health since the program first began in August 2012. Reports indicate at least 180 kits have been used to reverse an overdose. The Take Home Naloxone program is specifically for those at risk of an opioid overdose. A list of Take Home Naloxone sites is available on the Interior Health website. Friends, family members and others who wish to carry naloxone are encouraged to purchase a
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RV sites on agricultural land—seen as part of agritourism— is taking up a lot of staff time and city money and should be stopped. “This has been a failed experiment that has taken up way too much staff time, way too much,” said Mayor Colin Basran, who voted with seven of his eight councillors to stop the practice. Only Coun. Charlie Hodge voted to continue to consider allowing RVs be parked on agricultural land by visitors. Basran said while he voted in favour of the last proposal that came to council a few months ago—a proposal he said had yet to materialize and could come back to
haunt the city—he was comfortable voting to stop the practice. Several councillors, including Mohini Singh who works for the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, made it clear they support agritourism initiatives here and are not opposed to other forms of agritourism accommodation such as bed and breakfasts. Singh said locating RVs on agricultural land had become too much of a burden for the city to manage. City staff noted that sites such as the ones now banned in Kelowna are discouraged on agricultural land in the Greater Vancouver Regional District.
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