Canada is in the midst of an opioid crisis
Nurses, pharmacists, and social workers have a key role to play.
CASN, AFPC and CASWE-ACFTS are taking action with an evidence-informed process to facilitate curricular change:
Over 13,900
apparent opioid deaths*
Opioid-related harms affect
Canadians from all walks of life.
opioid-related poisoning
hospitalizations*
Environmental scan and literature review
Advisory Committee of experts
Broad, multidisciplinary stakeholder input
* Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses. National report: Apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada. Web Based Report. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada; December 2019.
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