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Naloxone kits

  • Medical emergency or overdose

    1. Call 911 immediately
      • 911 Medical call takers will provide instructions to support how to administer naloxone
    2. Contact First Aid: 1-855-282-7770
    3. Naloxone kits and Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) are located in publicly accessible locations across all campuses
    4. In case of suspected overdose, administer naloxone
    5. Stay with patient until help arrives

 

Why does UFV offer free Naloxone kits?

The University of the Fraser Valley is providing free THN kits because BC is experiencing an overdose crisis. THN kits are provided to UFV faculty, students, and staff free of charge through the BC Centre for Disease Control.

Learn more about Naloxone

Check out UFV's Toxic Drug Prevention and Harm Reduction website. You'll find easy-to-understand information about opioids, how to recognize an overdose, and how Naloxone can help save lives.

Safer use

Naloxone availability and training for students

Take the naloxone training

If you use drugs, please don’t use alone.

We encourage you to seek training on the use of naloxone—it’s an effective treatment for drug overdose and can save lives. Make sure that naloxone is readily available and highly visible when using drugs.

For those on campus, as of October 30th, nasal naloxone kits are available around the campus next to the Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) and in common areas of the La:lem te Baker building. Additionally, campus security carries naloxone and is trained in its administration.. 

Everyone can learn about harm reduction and naloxone use for free at Toward the Heart.

We encourage those who use drugs to download and use the LifeguardConnect app.

Naloxone kits for students are available at the Wellness Centre

UFV is providing free take-home naloxone (THN) kits to students. Naloxone is an easy-to-use, safe, and effective medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

You will not get in trouble for carrying and using naloxone, and the Good Samaritan Act protects anyone who calls 9-1-1 and intervenes in an overdose with a THN kit.

First aid & emergency response

If you or someone near you begins showing any signs of overdose or over-intoxication, please call 9-1-1.

Always call 9-1-1 first. If you’re on campus, you can then contact Campus Security/First Aid at 1-855-282-7770 or 1-855-239-7654. Campus security carries naloxone and is trained in its administration..

How to use a Naloxone kit

You can take a short online training course on your phone or desktop to learn how to use the THN kit. 

Learn how to use the naloxone kit

How to pick up your kit

  1. First, complete your training.
  2. Confirm your certificate of completion arrived to your email.
  3. Present your certificate (a printed certificate or screenshot from a mobile device) to Student Wellness to arrange to pick up a naloxone kit at either the Abbotsford campus (room S1111) or Chilliwack CEP campus (room A1302).

How to store your Naloxone kit

You should store your THN kit in a dark and dry place and avoid keeping it in your vehicle. 

Learn more about Naloxone

BC Gov Overdose prevention and response

Toward the Heart BCCDC Harm Reduction Services