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Chances of Surviving Overdose Shouldnt Be Dependent on Where You Live

ROCKFORD, IL - JULY 14: A Rockford firefighter displays a dose of Naloxone which the department carries on their ambulances to treat opioid drug overdoses on July 14, 2017 in Rockford, Illinois. Rockford, a city of about 150,000 located in northern Illinois, averages about 2 overdose deaths per week, the majority of which are heroin related. Nationwide, an estimated 60,000 people in the U.S. died from drug overdoses in 2016, more than gunshots or traffic accidents. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
ROCKFORD, IL - JULY 14: A Rockford firefighter displays a dose of Naloxone which the department carries on their ambulances to treat opioid drug overdoses on July 14, 2017 in Rockford, Illinois. Rockford, a city of about 150,000 located in northern Illinois, averages about 2 overdose deaths per week, the majority of which are heroin related. Nationwide, an estimated 60,000 people in the U.S. died from drug overdoses in 2016, more than gunshots or traffic accidents. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Brandon Bailey is continuing his push for an overdose prevention site in Windsor in 2019

Brandon Bailey is continuing his push for an overdose prevention site in Windsor in 2019.

A member of the Windsor Overdose Prevention Society, Bailey says the need is greater than ever and believes the chances of surviving an opioid overdose shouldn't be dependent on where you live.

According to Health Canada, there are eight approved safe injection sites in British Columbia, six in Alberta, four in Quebec and nine in Ontario, but Windsor currently doesn't have one.

Bailey says medically supervised consumption sites save lives, but he recognizes he's fighting an uphill battle as Windsor Police Chief Al Frederick has publicly stated safe injection sites won't happen under current legislation.

Last month, Bailey told AM800 News he and his group would go to anyone in need of assistance anywhere, anytime.

The Overdose Prevention Society's mobile clinic offers harm reduction kits with clean needles, test trips and Naloxone which staff will provide training on how to use.

Bailey says the group will also clean up any drug paraphernalia and dirty needles reported by the community.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says opioids killed an estimated 9,000 Canadians between January 2016 and June 2018.

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