Why staff at an Ontario cottage country restaurant took naloxone training

People living in small towns — from business workers to local paramedics — hope that spreading awareness can also help dispel the stigma of drug use and hopefully avoid a worst-case scenario, like the crisis in Belleville, Ont., that left 23 people dead in just 48 hours last year.

Why staff at an Ontario cottage country restaurant took naloxone training
An adult woman wearing a blue shirt holds a black pouch with a red cross on it, standing in front of a wood and brick pizza over inside a restaurant.

People living in small towns — from business workers to local paramedics — hope that spreading awareness can also help dispel the stigma of drug use and hopefully avoid a worst-case scenario, like the crisis in Belleville, Ont., that left 23 people dead in just 48 hours last year.