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Megan Franca

Megan Franca

Public health nurse on Ottawa Public Health's Addictions and Substance Use Health Team, specializing in harm reduction, overdose prevention, and the Party Safer initiative.

Jul 30, 2026

15:38
Can you show us what they look like and show us what's inside and how they work? Yeah, so I'm
15:44
holding a nasal spray naloxone kit and Liz has the injectable, the injection for a muscle over there.
15:51
Inside each kit for this one, there are two nasal sprays, really easy to use.
15:57
And what's really nice is in Ontario, they're free in a lot of places like pharmacies, community centers, and you can find where to get them at stopoverdoseottawa.ca. Liz mentioned that they come with five-step instruction sheets.
16:10
So right in there, if you forget what to do, you've got the French and English here.
16:14
You've also got gloves and a mask for CPR or rescue breathing.
16:21
And then also important to know that there's an expiration date.
18:58
Can you talk to us a little bit about what we can do to reduce other alcohol and drug-related risks?

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