Overdose prevention guidelines to help protect students at Okanagan College, other B.C. schools
New guidelines are rolling out at post-secondary campuses across B.C., including the Okanagan College (OC) schools, to protect students and reduce the risks of toxic-drug poisonings.
The overdose prevention and response guidelines, developed by B.C.’s Post-Secondary Overdose Prevention and Response Steering Committee, will support public post-secondary institutions in implementing strategies to protect students and reduce the risks and harms of the toxic-drug crisis.
“Our post-secondary campuses should be a safe space for students, staff and faculty,” Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Lisa Beare said.
“That’s why the province has worked with the post-secondary sector to create new guidelines for toxic-drug overdose awareness and response for institutions to use to keep students, staff and faculty safe on campus.”