International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is a global event that aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death.
For some Canadian resources, see the following!
Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association
• Fentanyl and Take Home Naloxone: The Alberta Experience
• http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/healthinfo/mh/hi-amh-thn-presentation-accpa.pdf
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
• Opioid Overdose Prevention & Response in Canada
• http://cpsns.ns.ca/Portals/0/cdpc-overdose-prevention-policy-web-final.pdf
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse/Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use
• Deaths Involving Fentanyl in Canada 2009–2014
• http://www.ccsa.ca/Resource Library/CCSA-CCENDU-Fentanyl-Deaths-Canada-Bulletin-2015-en.pdf
Canadian Journal of Addiction Medicine
• Community-based Naloxone: A Canadian Pilot Program
• http://www.csam-smca.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CJA_Journal_November_2012.pdf
Centre for Addictions Research BC
• Overdose Events in British Columbia:Trends in Substances Involved, Contexts and Responses
• http://www.uvic.ca/research/centres/carbc/assets/docs/bulletin8-overdose-events-in-bc.pdf
City of Toronto, Medical Officer of Health
• Overdose in Toronto: Trends, Prevention and Response
• http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-83429.pdf
Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada
• Opioid-Related Deaths Associated with Medication Incidents: Findings of a Multi-Incident Analysis
• https://www.ismp-canada.org/download/OpioidStewardship/Opioid-Related_Deaths_Associated_with_Medication_Incidents_Nov2014.pdf
National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP)
• Overdose Prevention Programming: Education and Naloxone Distribution Practical Guide
• http://www.ncchpp.ca/docs/2016_OBNL_NGO_PracticalGuidelines_En.pdf
National Pain Centre at McMaster University
• Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
• http://nationalpaincentre.mcmaster.ca/opioid/
Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)
• Chest Compressions and Rescue Breathing when Administering Naloxone in Opioid Overdose
• http://www.ohtn.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/RR108_Opiod-Overdose.pdf