Over 40,000 apparent opioid toxicity deaths have been recorded across Canada since 2016.

St. John Ambulance had federal funding to provide free nasal naloxone kits and training, but they were struggling to get enough registrants.

Many people distance themselves from the opioid crisis because of stigma. We leveraged stigma to help people from all three target audiences see themselves in the campaign messaging.

community of practice

at-risk/youth

hardest hit

results

31.3

million

ad impressions

9.33

million

estimated reach

2,808%

(59,339 total)

increase in visitors to reactandreverse.ca

290%.0

(3,495 total)

increase in visitors to SJA.ca website from campaign site

144%.0

(15,539 total)

increase in opioid page views on SJA.ca

clicks to register for courses
or find naloxone kits

9,416

Concept development, client interviews & copywriting :
Micah Rakoff-Bellman

Client: St. John Ambulance
Creative Director: Graham Rapsey
Art Director: Jared Barter
Copywriter: Katie Schnob
Animation & motion design: Jamie Muntean
Account Manager: Madeleine Lepage
Strategist: Taylor Hummel
Media: Kevin Scannell, Kateryna Ukolova
Channels: YouTube, Meta, TikTok, Linkedin, X, DOOH

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