Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.
Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence (en anglais) visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.
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Released on August 29, 2024
The Government of Saskatchewan is recognizing August 31 as International Overdose Awareness Day to remember the people who have been lost to addictions, to raise awareness of the dangers of illicit drugs and the importance of preventing overdoses, and to get the message out that there is hope for recovery and help available through treatment.
"Under Saskatchewan's new Action Plan for Mental Health and Addictions, we are adding 500 addictions treatment spaces across the province to double capacity for treatment," Mental Health and Addictions Minister Tim McLeod said. "By helping people overcome addictions and by supporting recovery, we can save lives, heal families and strengthen our communities."
213 new addictions treatment spaces have been announced so far in urban, rural and northern communities through the publicly funded health care system. In addition to doubling capacity for treatment, the Ministry of Health is also working to make treatment easier to access by developing a central intake system that patients can contact directly to self-refer for treatment.
To help prevent overdoses, Overdose Outreach Teams in Regina and Saskatoon reach out to people who have recently overdosed to help connect them with services and supports to help them avoid future overdoses and to provide a pathway to treatment and ongoing recovery. A new Provincial Drug Alert System was launched in January, and drug testing services are also available, to help people understand the dangers of illicit drugs which include the risks of overdose, death and the presence of other toxic substances that further increase these risks.
Take Home Naloxone (THN) Kits are now available free of charge at over 430 locations across the province, with more locations being added. Since the THN program was introduced in 2015, over 44,000 people have been trained to use naloxone and over 12,000 overdoses have been reversed by members of the public with naloxone provided by the program.
Anyone who witnesses an overdose is encouraged to call 911 knowing that the federal Good Samaritan Act provides protection from simple possession charges for people who seek help with an overdose for themselves or for others.
Visit: saskatchewan.ca/overdose for more information about overdose prevention.
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For more information, contact:
Health
Regina
Phone: 306-787-4083
Email: media@health.gov.sk.ca
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