Dispension Industries, which makes opioid dispensing equipment to help prevent overdoses, has bagged a $500,000 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and will install five of its machines in cities across Canada.
Founded by President Corey Yantha and brothers Matthew and Brad Michaelis, Dartmouth-based Dispension’s MySafe kiosks allow authorities to distribute opioids to registered users in a controlled manner, with the aim of preventing overdoses.
The kiosks are being installed by the non-profit MySafe Society. Its founder, Dr. Mark Tyndall, is a former executive director of