MD Peace Officers trained in Fentanyl Overdose Prevention

Naloxone kits made available for MD Peace Officers through AHS.

The Municipal District (MD) of Bonnyville’s Peace Officers were recently trained in fentanyl overdose prevention through Alberta Health Services, reports Director of Public Safety, Chris Garner. At the last regular Council meeting, Garner spoke to MD Council on the training the officers have received.

“We had a training session from Alberta Health Services on utilizing the antidote kits for fentanyl and other opiate overdoses,” Garner explains the kits and training were provided at no cost for first reponders. “Our officers are now equipped with the kits, should they ever need to use them.”

The kits include a drug known as Naloxone. According to the Alberta Health Services website, Naloxone can temporarily reverse an opioid (such as Fentanyl) overdose, so long as it is given right away and followed up by emergency medical care.

Naloxone kits are available free of charge to anyone at risk of opioid overdose (i.e. current or previous users of opioids).

To get your Naloxone Kit, visit one of the following organizations or a walk-in clinic:

• Pharmacies and walk-in clinics carrying Take Home Naloxone Kits (interactive map)
• Take Home Naloxone Walk-in Clinics (PDF)
• Pharmacies Carrying Take Home Naloxone Kits (PDF)