City denied request for kits in 2023, transit union says
CBC NewsJeremy WarrenThe union for Saskatoon public transit workers wants to see drug overdose reversal supplies on city buses, amid a drug poisoning crisis that shows few signs of improvement.
Easily accessible naloxone — a medication that can reverse the effects of some drug overdoses, sometimes referred to by the brand name Narcan — should be on city buses, said Amalgamated Transit Union Local 615 president Darcy Pederson.
"We're definitely seeing an increase in unresponsive passengers riding the buses," Pederson …
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