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Free Resource - Overdose First Aid Guide

Published: September 16, 2026

Oxford is known as the Wild Blueberry Capital of Canada, with seasonal workers and visitors adding to the town's population each year. More people moving through a small community means more situations where a trained bystander could be the first to respond. A free guide puts that knowledge in reach. 

Our Overdose First Aid guide was reviewed by former fire chief Jan Rader and contains a free PDF to download:

 It was reviewed by Jan Rader, a former fire chief who spent years on the front lines of the overdose crisis:https://www.drugrehab.ca/jan-rader/ 

Nova Scotia lost a record number of people to opioid-related overdoses in recent years, driven by toxic unregulated supply reaching communities faster than training reached bystanders. Our guide helps close that gap.

Warm regards,Marcel GemmeFounder, DrugRehab.ca https://www.addicted.org/supe/

Host, From Prevention to Recovery with Marcel Gemme

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