Naloxone distribution

Figure: Naloxone doses distributed, by month and distributor, Sudbury and Manitoulin districts, 2018–2025

A graph showing the total number of doses of Naloxone distributed by Réseau ACCESS Network, Public health and its community partners in each month from January 2018 until January 2025, as well as the number distributed by local pharmacies. The pharmacy data are not yet available for recent months. The counts for individual months are provided in two tables, below. The rolling 3-month average for each count are shown trendlines. The number of doses distributed each month by Réseau ACCESS Network, Public Health and its community partners has increased significantly since early 2020, from about 1000 doses per month on average in the early part of that year to a high of almost 3600 doses per month in the summer of 2024. The number of doses distributed fluctuates throughout most years, with peaks in the late summer. The number of doses distributed by local pharmacies is much lower, ranging between 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, 2018–2025

Month20182019202020212022202320242025
January1705717908511228195822021410
February1706676011898128317631652
March17095510462363197918592558
April2158328731668133320042456
May4178789432243169722622618
June75888110732618196124682770
July69681714162762225628483296
August54993512152624176228864090
September81384221862340193630182798
October41879716302120168031782936
November47776018331565225019682224
December501101218321876219220702198
TOTAL5354994715 43824 92821 55728 28231 7981410

Table: Naloxone doses distributed by pharmacies, by month, Sudbury and Manitoulin districts, 2018–2025

Month20182019202020212022202320242025
January228504534612480568706
February252362482592564726718
March3124924287065661062822
April424538880640574520846
May442680474584896708720
June734594446752442758658
July428580486556456720688
August4986785227125281014782
September396538570748542818944
October462490728738300442664
November422554724998374538836
December440528708676564516286
TOTAL50386538698283146286839086700

Note:

Sources: 1) Public Health Sudbury & Districts naloxone distribution program data [unpublished], accessed March 20, 2025, 2) Réseau ACCESS Network naloxone distribution program data [unpublished], accessed March 20, 2025, 3) Ontario Naloxone Program for Pharmacies data, Ministry of Health, received February 18, 2025.


This item was last modified on March 26, 2025