Every Wednesday for the past two years, staff at Youth Quest Central have provided naloxone training to New Brunswick youth who may have to save someone’s life someday.
Youth care worker Melissa Scribner offers the training at the drop-in centre that provides support for at-risk youth located in downtown Moncton.
“There’s definitely a need for it,” said Scribner. “We try to get it out there that we offer this.”
Naloxone is a life-saving medication for opioid users who are suffering an overdose.
Byron Rayne, program manager at Youth Quest Central, called it an essential tool to combat the opioid crisis, especially fentanyl.
He prefers to call it a poisoning and not necessarily an overdose.
“Not everything is on purpose, not everything is done with intent and a lot of times those are accidental poisonings. Especially when we’re talking about our youth,” said Rayne.
Rayne said the training empowers people with the knowledge and skill to save lives.
“We do have one youth …