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 May 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 to roughly 1,500 doses per month by early 2026. 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

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

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Sources:1) Public Health Sudbury & Districts naloxone distribution program data [unpublished], accessed July 2, 2026, 2) Réseau ACCESS Network naloxone distribution program data [unpublished], accessed July 2, 2026 3) Ontario Naloxone Program for Pharmacies data, Ministry of Health, received February 4, 2026.