Naloxone distribution

Figure: Naloxone doses distributed, by month and distributor, Sudbury and Manitoulin districts, 2018–2026

Line graph showing monthly Naloxone doses distributed in Sudbury and Manitoulin districts from 2018 to July 2026, by distributor. One series shows the combined number of doses distributed by Réseau ACCESS Network, Public Health, and community partners, and the other shows doses distributed by local pharmacies. The rolling 3-month average for distribution by local partners generally increases from about 1,000 doses per month in early 2020 to a peak of nearly 3,600 doses per month in the summer of 2024, then declines. There are seasonal fluctuations with counts being higher in the late summer of most years. Distribution by local pharmacies is substantially lower and relatively stable over time, ranging from about 500 to 800 doses per month on average since 2018.

Table: Naloxone doses distributed by Réseau ACCESS Network, Public Health and community partners (excluding pharmacies), by month, Sudbury and Manitoulin districts, 2018–2026

Month	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
January	170	571	790	851	1 228	1 958	2 202	1 642	1 426
February	170	667	601	1 898	1 283	1 763	1 652	1 360	1 446
March	170	955	1 046	2 363	1 979	1 859	2 558	2 061	1 530
April	215	832	873	1 668	1 333	2 004	2 456	1 464	2 104
May	417	878	943	2 243	1 697	2 262	2 618	2 222	2 206
June	758	881	1 073	2 618	1 961	2 468	2 770	2 852	2 282
July	696	817	1 416	2 762	2 256	2 848	3 296	2 464	2 172
August	549	935	1 215	2 624	1 762	2 886	4 090	2 242	-
September	813	842	2 186	2 340	1 936	3 018	2 798	2 074	-
October	418	797	1 630	2 120	1 680	3 178	2 936	2 446	-
November	477	760	1 833	1 565	2 250	1 968	2 224	1 412	-
December	501	1 012	1 832	1 876	2 192	2 070	2 198	1 230	-
TOTAL	5 354	9 947	15 438	24 928	21 557	28 282	31 798	23 469	13 166

Table: Naloxone doses distributed by pharmacies, by month, Sudbury and Manitoulin districts, 2018–2026

Month	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
January	228	504	534	612	480	568	706	378	404
February	252	362	482	592	564	726	718	472	412
March	312	492	428	706	566	1 062	822	530	480
April	424	538	880	640	574	520	846	550	-
May	442	680	474	584	896	708	720	522	-
June	734	594	446	752	442	758	658	562	-
July	428	580	486	556	456	720	688	504	-
August	498	678	522	712	528	1 014	782	462	-
September	396	538	570	748	542	818	944	442	-
October	462	490	728	738	300	442	664	590	-
November	422	554	724	998	374	538	898	388	-
December	440	528	708	676	564	516	372	342	-
TOTAL	5 038	6 538	6 982	8 314	6 286	8 390	8 818	5 742	1 296

Note:

Counts, especially those from recent months, are preliminary and subject to change.
Pharmacy data are not yet available for recent months.
Data on counts of doses distributed by the Réseau ACCESS Network were only available by quarter from January 2018 to June 2019. These quarterly counts are assumed here to have been distributed equally in across the 3 months comprising each quarter in that period.

Sources: 1) Public Health Sudbury & Districts naloxone distribution program data [unpublished], accessed August 7, 2026, 2) Réseau ACCESS Network naloxone distribution program data [unpublished], accessed August 7, 2026 3) Ontario Naloxone Program for Pharmacies data, Ministry of Health, received June 9, 2026.

This item was last modified on August 27, 2026