Health committee  It would broaden the appeal of carrying naloxone to a wider variety of people, including first responders such as police and firefighters. That's precisely what's happening in the U.S.A., where there's a variety of formulations available and they're being used. The caveat is they

Health committee  We have only the intramuscular version here. If you have an inside line on a bulk buy, you can have it for $1.50 a dose. It's so cheap. It would range up to $13 a dose wholesale through a pharmacy. Retail in Ontario—I'm not sure about other provinces—it's about $45 for two doses,

Health committee  You could do a pre and post survey, I suppose. There's the period of time before the bill passes and it's implemented.

Health committee  It could be challenging, to be fair.

Health committee  No, it would not.

Health committee  Yes.

Health committee  Drug-related overdoses are now the second leading cause of accidental death in Ontario. Falls are number one. It's changed since our report, and opioids in particular have now exceeded motor vehicle collisions. Is it a problem in other parts? I think British Columbia is hopefully

Health committee  In Austin's situation, that was absolutely the case. How prevalent that is across Canada, what went down that Friday night in Elmira, I really have no idea.

Health committee  No, I don't think you are. We knew that of the people who said that entangling with the criminal justice system was a barrier, 53% were on probation or parole. I don't think this bill will encourage those folks to make the call. It is my personal opinion that simple and sweet,

Health committee  The 88% wasn't a group that we surveyed. It was a group surveyed out of Washington state. The research was reported by the University of Washington, I think. It indicated that 88% of people who were using opiates would be more likely to call after being informed about the good Sa

Health committee  I'm aware of a small study out of Massachusetts, and it was a hospital-based overdose prevention intervention program. People who went through it were informed about the good Samaritan law in Massachusetts, and the call rates jumped close to 90% from 41% upon entering this kind o

Health committee  I would suggest yes. Today would be the second best time to undertake that kind of endeavour. Christine is an exception in Canada in that she has talked about losing her son, Austin. There are 6,000 victims in Ontario in a 15-year period, and 99% of them are not speaking out.

Health committee  I would concur that education and training for people in enforcement of justice and for people who are afraid of enforcement of justice and those in between would be essential to ensure success of this bill, that people are going to pick up the phone and call 911. As to how to

Health committee  I'm going to talk fairly quickly. My name is Michael Parkinson, and I am with the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council. It's my pleasure to provide evidence discerned from our research investigating the barriers to calling 911 during an overdose emergency. The Crime Preven