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BC's pilot Take Home Naloxone (THN) program has reversed 125 opioid drug overdoses over the past two years, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control.
Naloxone is a safe medication that can reverse the effects of an overdose of an opioid drug, such as heroin, morphine, fentanyl or oxycodone. Without action, an overdose can cause a person's breathing to slow or stop which can eventually lead to severe brain damage or death. In the event of an opioid overdose, naloxone restores normal breathing within 2-5 minutes.
Since the program began in August 2012, 1215 naloxone kits have been distributed in 51 sites throughout BC. In addition, the program has trained more than 2,200 people, including people who use drugs, friends, family members, and service providers, to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose using the kit and medication. Eligible participants are prescribed a naloxone kit.