overdose prevention

SFU installs naloxone cabinets around all campuses

By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer On March 11, SFU announced that naloxone kit cabinets are now available across the Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver campuses. Naloxone is a medication that works within two minutes to “temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, also called an opioid poisoning.” These cabinets have been installed near emergency phones and/or Automatic External Defibrillator locations, including instructions on how to use naloxone. Maps of these locations are available on the SFU Safety & Risk Services website and SFU Safe app via the “First Aid” tab. The Peak reached out to Sarah McKay, director of Campus…

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