The Government of Quebec unveils a plan of action to fight against opioid overdoses, addiction – Montreal

The Government of Quebec steps up its fight against opioid overdose and drug addiction with an annual investment of $ 35 million over the next 10 years

The province announced on Wednesday the creation of two initiatives: a three-year plan to fight opioids overdoses and a ten-year strategy focused on drugs, online gambling and Internet addiction

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for example, the public awareness program [s] to opioid addiction, even prescribed by doctors, "said Health Minister Gaétan Barrette. "As part of this plan, the province also announced several measures, including access to prevention and harm reduction tools for professional workers. The government also plans to open injection sites supervised elsewhere than in Montreal

. In terms of combating overdoses, the province said it would also make the naloxone, a life-saving opioid antidote, more accessible.

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M. Barrette says that Quebec does not face a fentanyl crisis like the other provinces, but that it is important to invest in prevention and control the situation

this does not happen. is not really under control, something that is growing, "he said. "We do not see this level of evolution if it allows us, in my opinion, to call it a crisis."

"That does not mean that it is not important, it means that we are not at the same level

– with files of Gloria Henriquez and the Canadian Press