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A new Canada-wide phone line aims to prevent deadly overdoses by connecting anyone who is alone and using drugs with peers who can quickly call for help if things take a bad turn. People who have experience with overdose, or peers, have kind of a gut feeling or gut sense about what s happening and what s going wrong, because we ve been there before, said Rebecca Morris-Miller
who founded Grenfell Ministries in Hamilton after years of drug use, homelessness and run-ins with the law.
The National Overdose Response Service, or NORS, is a collaboration between Grenfell Ministries and Brave Technology Co-op, which operates in Vancouver and Columbus, Ohio.
Lauren Krugel
Rebecca Morris-Miller outside her home in Hamilton on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Rebecca struggled with addiction and homelessness for years before getting sober and founding Grenfell Ministries, an organization that provides programs for individuals who are experiencing homelessness and addiction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton December 20, 2020 - 7:00 AM
A new Canada-wide phone line aims to prevent deadly overdoses by connecting anyone who is alone and using drugs with peers who can quickly call for help if things take a bad turn. People who have experience with overdose, or peers, have kind of a gut feeling or gut sense about what s happening and what s going wrong, because we ve been there before, said Rebecca Morris-Millerwho founded Grenfell Ministries in Hamilton after years of drug use, homelessness and run-ins with the law.
A new Canada-wide phone line aims to prevent deadly overdoses by connecting anyone who is alone and using drugs with peers who can quickly call for help if things take a bad turn. “People who have experience with overdose, or peers, have kind of a gut feeling or gut sense about what’s happening and what’s […]