Alex McGovern

SFU alum addresses the opioid crisis with new life-saving technology

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: substance abuse and death caused by drug overdose.  Alex McGovern, a SFU alum, is building a new device that will change the climate of the opioid crisis with harm-reduction solutions. With a degree in applied sciences, McGovern founded ODEN Health Solutions. He is researching and creating new ways to tackle the ongoing opioid crisis in Canada. Since 2016, it has been the cause of over 30,000 lost lives. In 2022 alone, 2,272 individuals died from substance-related overdoses in BC.  ODEN has developed a wristband that can alert emergency medical services if signs of…

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