WHITE BEAR FIRST NATIONS – Saskatchewan country music singer Teagan Littlechief held an addictions clinic on March 22 at White Bear First Nations Education Complex.
She knows what it is like to walk the path of addiction. One day she looked at a photo of her son Gabe and knew that she had to get on the right path for him. Littlechief wants to help those who struggle or do not understand the path that is taken while being addicted.
“Not everyone understands about addiction, and I just needed to do something to educate people on the types of addiction,” said Littlechief, who hails from White Bear.
Around 25 people came to the event, which was open to anyone who wanted to attend.
“It was pretty good,” said Littlechief. “The people who came got right into the discussions with questions.”
Sgt. Dani Zaya from the Carlyle RCMP came out and spoke on the effects of Narcan – a drug that can be administered to a person who is experiencing a drug overdose. Narcan reverses the effects of opioids such as heroin, methadone, morphine, opium, codeine or hydrocodone. It is available through many health institutions.
If no opioids were involved, Narcan will not harm the person.
Zaya said the drug is very effective but once Narcan is administered to a person, when they come around, there is a lot of tension with the person, which people need to be aware of.
At the end of the event, Littlechief had questions on whether it was myth or fact, and people were involved in this portion of the day.
Littlechief plans to hold another addictions clinic that will focus on fentanyl. She will be putting up posters at the end of March.
