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title: Meet Felix
description: Meet Felix, who shares his personal journey with opioid use and recovery. Discover his story of resilience, challenges, and hope in breaking the stigma around addiction.
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# [Meet Felix](https://stoppingthestigma.ca/en/articles/meet-felix)

 Written by [NARCAN® Nasal Spray](https://stoppingthestigma.ca/en/articles/author/narcan-nasal-spray) | Apr 3, 2025 3:23:07 PM

#### MEET FELIX

- **Age**: 28
- **Condition**: Felix is in recovery for opioid use disorder.
- **Treatment plan**: Felix visits his pharmacy daily for a methadone 15 mg treatment.
- **Other**: According to his pharmacy record, Felix has missed two methadone doses this week.

 

 

References: 1. Alberta College of Pharmacists. Helping you navigate change: The communication issue. The Transition Times. October 2008. Available at: [https://abpharmacy.ca/system/files/TransitionTimes_Oct08.pdf](https://abpharmacy.ca/system/files/TransitionTimes_Oct08.pdf). Accessed September 2, 2021. 2. Antoniou T, Pritlove C, Shearer D, et al. A qualitative study of a publicly funded pharmacy-dispensed naloxone program. International Journal of Drug Policy. 2021:103146. 3. Government of Canada. Opioid overdose. Available at: [https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/substance-use/problematic-prescription-drug-use/opioids/overdose.html](https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/substance-use/problematic-prescription-drug-use/opioids/overdose.html). 4. Mueller SR et al. Attitudes toward naloxone prescribing in clinical settings: a qualitative study of patients prescribed high dose opioids for chronic non-cancer pain. Gen Intern Med. 2016;32(3):277-283. 5. Tsuyuki R et al.. Canadian national consensus guidelines for naloxone prescribing by pharmacists. Canadian Pharmacists Journal. 2020;153(6):347-351.



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