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International Overdose Awareness Day

Every 31 August since 2001
Each year on 31 August the international community remembers those we’ve lost by helping to promote Overdose Awareness.
The Pennington Institute in Australia now works to coordinate this activism by providing a wide selection of resources on the official website overdoseday.com. These resources include posters, memes, overdose information, videos and templates for items like tshirts.
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Supplying take home naloxone without a prescription

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A guide to the legislation enabling drug services and others to supply take home naloxone without a prescription to save a life in an emergency.

‘You Can Save a Life’ Powerful New Campaign To Prevent Drug Deaths

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New Vision Bradford has launched a groundbreaking campaign to increase the number of people carrying naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses. At the heart of the ‘You Can Save a Life’ campaign is a stunning new film that illustrates the power of naloxone to prevent deaths. The film aims to challenge misconceptions, raise awareness, and inspire individuals to carry a naloxone kit – potentially saving lives in their communities.

Naloxone reporting short life working group: Final report (Scotland)

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This short report describes the purpose, process and meetings of the Naloxone Reporting Short Life Working Group (SLWG). This report also describes the recommendations of the SLWG and outlines the next stage in this change process, where organisations will review these findings and respond to them.

Peer-to-Peer Distribution of Naloxone: Technical Briefing

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EuroNPUD have released their Technical Briefing on Peer to Peer Naloxone which includes information, case studies and guidance on developing Peer2Peer models of naloxone distribution.

Evaluation: Peer Naloxone Supply Project

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A new report published by SDF shows the evaluation of the peer-to-peer naloxone programme within three pilot areas: one prison, one rural, one urban. The project aimed to establish, embed, and support high quality peer supply of naloxone as a core service across Scotland and ensure those involved in peer supply have an active voice in delivery of naloxone and other harm reduction interventions, including the sharing and promotion of good practice.

ACMD Naloxone Review

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The Advisory Council of the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has reviewed the evidence on the provision and availability of naloxone in the UK, a medicine which can temporarily reverse the effects of opioids and is used as an emergency treatment for people who overdose on these drugs. The findings of this review, and recommendations to optimise the use of naloxone are presented in this report.

 
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Stop the deaths

This year the Scottish Drugs Forum  #StopTheDeaths campaign highlights the role we all have in recognising and intervening when a person overdoses.

Overdose is not a rare occurrence and the difference between an overdose and a fatal overdose depends upon the immediate actions of people present at the time. You could save a life by recognising an overdose.  

#StopTheDeaths website

#StopTheDeaths images © SDF 2021

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EuroNPUD Naloxone Resources

EuroNPUD have produced naloxone resources focused on peer to peer distribution.
EuroNPUD underscore the centrality of the involvement of people who use drugs: drug users must be regarded as the primary target group for naloxone distribution and administration.
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