Canada

Access & coverage

Single payer (provincial)

Provincial Medicare for medically necessary hospital/physician; drugs uneven

Treatment

• MOUD (methadone/buprenorphine); detox + residential capacity
• Trauma systems and emergency response
• Rehab after injury; mental-health crisis care
• Overdose reversal (naloxone) + addiction treatment pathways

Prevention

• Prescription monitoring; naloxone access; safer supply debates
• Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
• Fall-proofing homes; workplace safety inspectors
• Suicide means restriction + crisis lines

Lifestyle

• Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
• Safe storage of medications and weapons
• Substance-use risk reduction

What stands out here

Country emphasis: Provincial toxic-drug emergencies; safer-supply pilots vary