Canada is in the midst of an opioid crisis · opioid deaths* Opioid-related harms affect Canadians...

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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