Such courage’: How one First Nation is fighting opioid addiction – CBC
After surviving the oxycontin crisis, Eabametoong First Nation in northern Ontario braces for fentanyl
Feb 23, 2017
It’s a bitterly cold February morning in Eabametoong First Nation in northern Ontario and the chairs in the hallway of the community health centre are full.
Some people chat while others, wearing headphones, slouch in their seats.
They’re waiting to get their daily dose of a medication many say has given them their lives back.
When their number is called, these clients move to a table in the next room and take a seat across from Lucy Atlookan.
Atlookan, a community member certified to dispense suboxone, takes each client’s pre-packed dose out of a metal case and slides the tablets into a little cup.
