Death of first-year university student sparks calls for naloxone on university campuses, high schools

The death of an 18-year-old at the University of Victoria has prompted calls to make naloxone, a medication that reverses an opioid overdose, widely available on university campuses and even in high schools in

“A minimum set of standards for universities across the country would be great,” said Isabelle Easton, director of campaigns and community relations at the University of Victoria Students’ Society. “Having consistency across the board would at least allow for some sort of accountability to happen.” But Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo requires naloxone training for its community residence staff, who carry the drug with them while on duty. The University of Northern British Columbia has similar protocols. At both campuses of the University of British Columbia, nasal naloxone kits are located in student housing buildings, and residence staff are trained to use them.

The BC Coroners Service revealed last month that 17- and 18-year-olds accounted for 60 per cent of all drug toxicity deaths in 2023, the leading cause of death in the province for people under 19.

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