I have a couple takeaways from the presentations, I felt like they were very informative and I am educated in what to do in the event of emergency. I was interested in naloxone a little more than the other presentations, learning about just how accessible naloxone is to the public was very interesting. You can access naloxone in pharmacies and health centres, there is also a health bus that drives around administrating it. The fact that more people die from overdoes than anything else if you are in-between the ages of 10-60 is crazy to think about. If you don’t even use drugs you are still more likely to die from an overdoes than any other cause. Dying from cancer, car crashes and suicide are all less likely then dying from an overdose. Learning about that was crazy to me and it really made me think about how big of a problem it is. Learning about CPR is something we do every year but this year it was a little more in depth. I didn’t know that CPR was almost ineffective if you don’t break the ribs was very interesting to me because it is not what you see on tv. They never tell you about how breaking the ribs is necessary and ill remember that if I ever need to give CPR.

Critical and Reflective Thinking Competency Reflection

I can analyze evidence to make judgements. 

Learning about the stigma surrounding drug users and male drug users was interesting. Everyone has a life and a story, everyone made decisions or was affected by external conditions that put them in that position. Every person deserves help and there are no right-offs when it comes to mental and physical health.