Opioid overdose rates and implementation of overdose education and nasal...
The aim of this study, conducted by the Clinical Addiction Research Education Unit of the Boston University School of Medicine, is to evaluate the impact of state supported overdose education and nasal...
View ArticleOpioid overdose prevention bill introduced in New York
Legislation Will Reduce Number One Cause of Accidental Death in New York State by Increasing Access to Antidote, NaloxoneBill Builds on Historic 911 Good Samaritan Law that Passed Nearly Unanimously in...
View ArticleInternational Overdose Day: Youth Rise videos
To mark International Overdose Day, Youth RISE has created two educational video's to improve knowledge around what can cause an overdose, how to spot an overdose and some simple tips to avoid an...
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International Overdose Awareness Day 2013
PreventionInternational Overdose Awareness Day is part of a growing global program to help individuals, families, health professionals, and communities to recognize the signs and symptoms of overdose...
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International Overdose Awareness Day
International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is a global event held on August 31st each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges...
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Conference on Overdose Awareness
The conference is arranged by SERAF, City of Bergen, the Norwegian Directorate of Health and the Research Council of Norway in collaboration with proLAR, Bergen Clinics, Helse Bergen, SIRUS and the...
View ArticleNational drug-related deaths conference
The Scottish Drugs Forum are hosting a national conference to look at the current situation with drug-related deaths in Scotland, what actions are taking place to try to reduce the numbers of people...
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EHRN overdose prevention and management training
The Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN), as an implementing partner of the Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main Project “CARE – Quality and Continuity of Care for Drug Users in Prisons”, is organising a...
View ArticleNational Conference of Harm Reduction: from public health to social justice
Harm Reduction Coalition’s biannual national harm reduction conference is the only multidisciplinary gathering dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people who use drugs or have a history...
View ArticleThe first-aid Naloxone pilot in CAHR China saved PWID’s life from opiate...
I am a client of Chenghua drop-in centre for needle exchange programmes. My service card number is 2304. I was first introduced by my friend and visited the centre’s service on July 1, 2013 through PDI...
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Naloxoneinfo.org: Helping prevent overdose and save lives
http://naloxoneinfo.org/Naloxoneinfo.org is a harm reduction initiative, directed at drug users, their families, friends, and other laypeople (like outreach workers and staff of harm reduction...
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Opioid overdose: preventing and reducing mortality
Although data are limited, an estimated 70,000-100,000 people die from opioid overdose each year. Opioid overdose was the main cause of the estimated 99,000-253,000 deaths worldwide related to illicit...
View ArticleEyes wide open: The experience of overdose victims
Eyes Wide Open recalls the experiences of people affected by an accidental opioid overdose and the emergency medicine naloxone. Based on true stories from 2 Canadian cities, this short documentary...
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ANCD Position Statement: Expanding naloxone availability
Opioid overdoses are estimated to cause approximately one death per day in Australia. Though there are no national data on non-fatal overdoses, which can cause injuries and brain damage, overdoses are...
View ArticleNaloxone administration is child's play
Naloxone administration is childs playYouTubeNaloxone (also sometimes called narcan) is the life saving medication that reverses opiate overdoses. In the UK this drug is prescription only when it comes...
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Call for action: Response to drug overdoses in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
On August 31st, International Overdose Awareness Day, Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN), Harm Reduction Coalition (USA), Harm Reduction International (HRI) and the International Network of People...
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Stopping overdose - Peer-based distribution of naloxone
Overdose is a major and often overlooked cause of death among people who inject heroin or other opioids. Yet there is a safe and effective treatment: the medication naloxone.This public health fact...
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Community-based opioid overdose prevention programmes providing naloxone in...
Drug overdose death rates have increased steadily in the United States since 1979. In 2008, a total of 36,450 drug overdose deaths (i.e., unintentional, intentional [suicide or homicide], or...
View ArticleGlobal naloxone accessibility survey
Thousands of people die unnecessarily from opioid overdose every year. From this survey IDHDP hopes to understand more about where the life saving drug naloxone is and isn’t available as well as its...
View ArticleInternational Overdose Awareness Day 2016
International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is a global event held on August 31st each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges...
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