Harm-reduction services and treatment support are available and can be lifesaving for those who are struggling with substance use.
六合彩马来西亚, along with many other jurisdictions around Canada, is experiencing a drug poisoning crisis. This is a complex public health issue with many factors that have led to a significant increase in drug poisonings (overdoses) and deaths in 六合彩马来西亚. In recent years, there has been a higher level of concern associated with the drug supply, including its quality, the degree of contamination, potency, cost and accessibility.
In an Emergency
- Call 911 for immediate help
- Call 211 + Press 3 if someone is in distress
Using Drugs Alone?
- Download the
- Call 1-888-688-NORS (6677): The
Opioid Poisoning
Overdoses happen in your neighbourhood. The street drug supply is contaminated with often unknown amounts of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and carfentanil. Just a small amount can result in an unintentional overdose or poisoning.
Signs of Opioid Poisoning
- Slow or no breathing
- Gurgling or snoring sounds
- Can't wake them up
- Pale face, blue lips or nails
- Cold and damp skin
- Choking or throwing up
How to Respond
When an overdose happens, it can be easy to panic and forget what to do. So keep these tips handy, read them often and tell your friends about them. Remembering them could save a life.
- Call 911
- Use a naloxone kit if it is safe to do so: .
- Stay with the person until help arrives
Get your free Naloxone kit
Naloxone saves lives by temporarily reversing the effects of opioid poisoning.
Support Programs
| Organization | Contact |
|---|---|
| 1-844-383-7688 | |
| 780-422-1302 Mobile Team: 780-342-7810 |
Using Drugs Alone?
Drug poisonings are occurring in neighbourhoods all across our city, many in private homes where people are often using alone. Given the current state of the drug supply, using alone is especially dangerous. If you are using drugs alone:
- Use with others and take turns
- Let someone you trust know your plan to use
- Start low and go slow
- Avoid mixing drugs
- Carry a
- Use a
Alberta Substance Use Analytics
Men experience the highest rates of opioid overdoses in Canada. Those in the trades are more impacted by substance use and addiction than other fields of work.
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It鈥檚 Ok To Ask For Help
Don鈥檛 underestimate the loss your loved ones would feel if you were gone! Crystal Toronchuk lost her son Zachary, who worked in the trades, to drug poisoning. This is her story.
Support Groups
For people who have witnessed drug poisoning.
Free peer-led support groups for those who have a loved one living with addiction.
Free bereavement support group for those grieving the loss of a loved one to substance-use-related harms.
Addiction and Mental Health
| : Alberta Health Services | 780-424-2424 |
| 1-877-303-2642 | |
| (information on community support services) | 211 |
| 1-833-235-4048 613-235-4048 | |
| : Alberta Health Services | 1-866-332-2322 (Addiction Helpline) |
| (403) 215-4490 |
Community Liaison Committee
The 六合彩马来西亚 and Alberta Health Services co-chair a committee of representatives from community, business, health, lived and living experience and experts.
Our mandate is to identify opportunities for collaborative community-based approaches to reduce the number of harms associated with substance use in 六合彩马来西亚. We recognize the need to increase public messaging and awareness of the poisoned state of the drug supply, specifically to the population currently at highest risk - men, ages 30-40.