19-06-2019 23:30 via calgary.ctvnews.ca

'We are on the front line': Youth agency adopts NARCAN nasal spray

A group that works with troubled youth across the country now has a new, important tool in the fight against Canada's opioid crisis. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada has partnered with Adapt Pharma Canada, the manufacturers of the NARCAN Nasal Spray, for a three-year commitment to supply the drug and train workers how to use it. The spray is a ready-to-use, needle-free measured dose designed for emergency use in case of an opioid overdose outside of a hospital. Officials say the program will a
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