What is Naloxone?
Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and allow time for medical help to arrive. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist. This means it blocks the effects of opioids such as heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, and hydrocodone. It can restore normal breathing to a person whose breathing has shallowed or stopped as a result of an overdose.
More than 52,000 lives have been lost from January 2018 to Dec 2024
The Opioid Crisis
“In Canada, nearly 20 people die each and every day from Opioid Poisoning”
“Opioid Poisoning is among the top ten leading cause of death in Canada”
Substance-related Overdose and Mortality Surveillance Task Group on behalf of the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health. Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada; March 2025.
About First Step Health Solutions
First Step Health Solutions is part of a diversified family of privately owned Canadian companies that specialize in health care.
An innovative and agile company with over 25 years of experience that has developed, initiated, and launched many businesses in health care, including Medical Kits Assembly, Addiction Clinics, Medical Clinics, Weight Management, Rehabilitation, Specialty Pharmacy and Clinical Trials, which were represented through over sixty unique locations.
With our vast network of suppliers around the world, we have a unique ability to partner with diverse organizations, develop pilot projects, scale-up small initiatives, or undertake new business ventures.
The First Step family of companies can credit our success to a simple philosophy:
Always put the needs of the patients first
Our facilities operate under a Health Canada Establishment license.
