Naloxone tools now in the hands of fire personnel

North Bay Fire and Emergency Services say they’ve entered into a partnership with the North Bay and District Health Unit, when it comes to the usage of Naloxone. Duty Chief Greg Saunders spoke to us and says firefighters are trained in the recognition of a patient suffering an opioid overdose, and that they have the tools to assist those effected by fire or an accident…

Saunders says that overdose is the third leading cause of accidental death in the province.