Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer & District to receive overdose-reversing spray
The Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer and District is one of 700 clubs across the country in line to receive a new tool to conquer drug overdoses.
Narcan Nasal Spray, an antidote that reverses the life-threatening effects of an opioid overdose, is now available for free to Boys and Girls Clubs across the country thanks to a new partnership with the manufacturer.
Jacquie Boyd, executive director of Youth HQ, an umbrella organization to the Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer and District, says they’re excited to be getting the spray because they recognize the opioid crisis does not discriminate.
“It can affect across the band of ages, as well as economic strata and occupation,” she explains. “We have actually been working on various plans associated with this since last year and this just falls after we’ve done other work on this.