LJI Program
Naloxone kits in the Townships
Although Quebec is not facing an opioid crisis on the same level as in areas like British Columbia, the province has experienced an increased amount of accidental opioid overdoses in recent years. Canadian provinces and territories faced a surge of accidental opioid overdose deaths during to the pandemic, and Quebec was no exception. During the first year of the pandemic, there was a 96 per cent increase in Canada of apparent opioid toxicity deaths, compared to the year before.
