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Harm reduction flyers on nitazenes
[…] doses and wait for peak effects to pass before redosing. Consider staggering doses with a friend to ensure you can help each other if needed. 3. Carry naloxone A no brainer! Especially because nitazenes are showing up in all supply, not just opioids. Get it from your local drug service. Learn how to detect […]
Harm reduction in Belfast
[…] service, an ‘old-school’ harm reduction outreach service, which engages with this very hidden, vulnerable population. Since starting in October 2017, staff have successfully reversed three overdoses with naloxone, provided and removed large quantities of injecting equipment, supplied naloxone and much more. In addition, they have assisted PWIDs to access accommodation and even treatment. What […]
Welsh drug deaths up by almost half
[…] the increase in deaths involving benzodiazepines was also concerning. ‘Wales operates a number of effective initiatives aimed at preventing or reducing drug deaths, including the national take-home naloxone programme and access to specialist substance misuse treatment. In the last year, naloxone was used in 288 overdose events, with only three deaths reported. However, in […]
Letters and Comment from DDN’s December issue
[…] example set by our Scottish neighbours, with their pioneering and successful approach to the national, and in fact worldwide, drink and drug problems? In 2011 Scotland introduced naloxone on prison release and it has been massively successful, and we now see an application being made for the UK’s first safe consumption room in Scotland. […]
Government announces major workforce expansion for the field
[…] wider system.’ The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has also announced plans to allow more police, paramedics, nurses, probation workers and others to provide take-home naloxone without a prescription. The government will ‘shortly’ be updating legislation to expand the number of professions and services that can supply naloxone, meaning it ‘can be […]
DDN0311
[…] on benefits to declare their drug use not end up putting the welfare of societyâs most vulnerable at risk? Why arenât there clear and identifiable strategies on naloxone at DAT level, when itâs proven to save lives? Though the will is there to provide the answers that match delegatesâ expectations, evidence and experience, the […]
Scots record second-highest number of drug deaths
[…] this group of people, who are likely to have a range of complex needs’, said Scottish Drugs Forum director David Liddell. ‘The Scottish Government’s programme to distribute naloxone – an emergency antidote for opiate overdoses – is one of the measures to help cut the drug deaths toll in Scotland but more needs to […]
National News July/August 2016
[…] calls for the continuous assessment and development of appropriate services for users at risk,’ said EMCDDA director Alexis Goosdeel. Health responses to new psychoactive substances at www.emcdda.europa.eu NALOXONE NOTES Updated guidance on widening the availability of naloxone has been issued by the government, covering issues such as who can supply the emergency overdose-antidote, using […]
Testing the limits
[…] ensure people are equipped to be kept safer from the increased risks posed by contaminated drug supplies. We’ve come a long way in some respects – widespread naloxone availability is a great example of progress, as is some police forces enabling their officers to carry naloxone. We work every day to attract, engage and […]
Knowledge exchange
[…] a call to arms for the sector in responding to where the risks are and applying a broad range of remedies. This includes ensuring the availability of naloxone and also the many related factors, such as ensuring that family groups are not overlooked and are supported in how to manage overdose. Steve Taylor provided […]
Scots record highest ever drug deaths
[…] – to the extent that services are now seeing their third generation of families seeking help for drugs problems.’ National coordinator of the SDF’s government-funded take home naloxone programme (DDN, August, page 4), Stephen Malloy, added that the statistics were ‘a reminder that the vast majority’ of deaths were opiate-related overdoses. ‘There remains a […]
DDN Conference 2022 Programme
[…] chance to enjoy the exhibition ——- 2.30–5pm Session three (with tea/coffee available) PEER POWER Dynamic outreach: Medway Hope How partnership working between services and peers has delivered naloxone and other vital harm reduction interventions in the community and increased engagement with treatment services. A hand up: The Hepatitis C Trust Sharing how their peer-to-peer […]
DDN2707
[…] provision. For example, Cornwall had ‘a good network of provision, but the long distances can be a massive problem’. And more specifically – ‘you can only get naloxone here if you’ve just come out of prison’. A London probation officer reported difficulty in helping the large number of people of no fixed abode – […]
DDN2707
[…] provision. For example, Cornwall had ‘a good network of provision, but the long distances can be a massive problem’. And more specifically – ‘you can only get naloxone here if you’ve just come out of prison’. A London probation officer reported difficulty in helping the large number of people of no fixed abode – […]
Change of scene
[…] even the Tory government at the time had to agree to needle exchanges being developed.’ ‘Dungeons of Death’ The arguments were not dissimilar to later debates around naloxone and the current back and forth over consumption rooms. ‘It’s like all these things – there’s a period where they’re completely controversial, then they become mainstream […]
With You launches needle exchange search engine
[…] local NSPs sorted by postcode. The charity has also released a new series of online harm reduction advice, including on safer injecting, responding to an overdose, using naloxone correctly, and safer use of other drugs such powder and crack cocaine and steroids. It also offers advice to those worried about someone else’s drug use. […]
The Challenge: getting it right for everybody
[…] big thank you to everyone who supported The Challenge: getting it right for everybody. The 8th national DDN service user involvement conference in 63 seconds Opening session Naloxone session Final session On the big screen During lunch, delegates were given the opportunity to sit back and view a selection of inspirational films Rethinking […]
At the cutting edge
[…] has been ‘exhausted’. The report uncovered ‘worrying signs that potentially serious damage’ has been done, says Adfam chief executive Vivienne Evans. Meanwhile, Release warns that levels of naloxone provision by local authorities are ‘chronically inadequate’ and PHE announces its review of the ‘growing problem’ of prescription drug dependency. On a more positive note, the […]
A question of choice
[…] as an additional option under the brand name Subutex in 1998 and later becoming available as a generic preparation. Since 2006, a combination product called Suboxone containing naloxone in addition to buprenorphine has also been available, which has a place in treatment where there is a risk that buprenorphine alone may be misused through […]
DDN April 2023
[…] England. It gives a snapshot of who we are – and shows that lived experience has become an important part of the workforce. The peer team distributing naloxone pouches (page 16) demonstrate the passion and connectivity that’s so important – and those with lived experience are involved in the project on an equal footing […]
Government pledges £80 million for treatment services
[…] extra resources to law enforcement to tackle supply combined with ‘the largest increase in drug treatment funding for 15 years’. However, while money will go towards funding naloxone provision for ‘every heroin user in the country that needs it’ as well as ‘ending the postcode lottery’ for inpatient treatment, the £80m represents just half […]
DDN July/August 2018
[…] about culture change. Their progress in creating meaningful employment opportunities and experience is heartening. Changing culture is proving as difficult as ever at policy level. Why is naloxone not being provided to prisoners on release, when drug-related deaths are the main cause of mortality during the first week of release (page 14)? How can […]
DDN September 2023
[…] far from thinking about everyone we’ve lost. Our collective efforts on harm reduction will make the world a safer place – from collaborative commissioning (p18) to distributing naloxone (p14 and 24). This issue’s articles remind us of the struggles, but demonstrate how much impact we can have. The conference coverage – and pics! – […]
Fentanyl behind 80 per cent increase in New York overdose deaths
[…] disparities by age, race, poverty level and neighbourhood of residence’, the health department states. The city distributed more than 32,000 fentanyl test strips along with almost 160,000 naloxone kits in the first nine months of last year, it added. ‘These deaths are heart breaking and many, if not most, are absolutely preventable,’ said health […]
DDN December 2017
[…] year we have heard many evidence-based arguments for harm reduction initiatives. The call for supervised injection facilities is gathering momentum again, and there is continued progress on naloxone roll-out. But what about those working in harm reduction who feel they are fighting a losing battle? Disinvestment in harm reduction in the UK is deeply […]
DDN December/January 2021
[…] while since we got together for ‘live’ debate, so what a treat to be given DDN sessions at HRI’s online Constellations event. We chose to focus on naloxone action, peer-led initiatives on hepatitis C, and two issues that have fired up our pages for many years – ensuring people are on the dose that […]
More countries implementing harm reduction services
[…] rooms in four new countries. Opioid agonist therapy has been introduced for the first time in three countries, while the number of countries with take-home or peer-distributed naloxone programmes has also increased, says HRI. More than 90 countries worldwide now have needle and syringe programmes, the document states, with 87 offering opioid agonist therapy. […]
DDN June 2015
[…] is worth spelling out that harm reduction reduces harm.’ In this month’s issue: Tracy Walker talks about reducing drug-related damage at music festivals, Philippe Bonnet discusses moving forward with naloxone distribution – and James Dickinson tells the story of Chandos House’s unofficial head of treatment. Click on the links below to read more, and don’t forget to […]
Boost harm reduction to halt deaths, government urged
[…] Aids Trust briefing endorsed by Blenheim, Release, IDPC, SMMGP and others. The use of drug consumption rooms should be considered. The document also urges the government to take on the ACMD’s recommendation that naloxone be made ‘routinely available’, as well consider the use of consumption rooms in areas of high-prevalence drug use. The government should also take steps to minimise the impact of local authority budget cuts by requiring councils […]
Redressing the Balance: How to Reduce Drug-Related Deaths.
By improving optimised OST and access to harm reduction, along with the upscaling of Naloxone provision, we can have an impact on drug related deaths.
Brighton considers ‘consumption rooms’
[…] a report from the Independent Drugs Commission for Brighton and Hove, which was commissioned by the city council. Among the other recommended measures are more training in naloxone administration and improved data collection on drug use patterns and supply routes. The report also calls for a more creative use of social media as part […]
US administration to use ‘all appropriate authority’ in response to opioid crisis
[…] on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, which also calls for a rapid expansion of treatment capacity as well enhanced access to ‘medication-assisted treatment’ and increased naloxone dispensing. The number of opioid overdoses in the US has quadrupled since 1999, says the report, with more than 560,000 people dying as a result of […]
Brighton to consider ‘consumption rooms’
[…] a report from the Independent Drugs Commission for Brighton and Hove, which was commissioned by the city council. Among the other recommended measures are more training in naloxone administration and the collection of ‘real time’ data on drug-use patterns and drug supply routes, to allow treatment, education and enforcement agencies to ‘respond more quickly […]
Xylazine now in UK drug market, warn King’s College researchers
[…] heroin – has been associated with dangerous side effects such as large open skin ulcers. As xylazine is not an opioid its own effects cannot be reversed by naloxone in the case of an overdose, although it is frequently used with opioids. A sedative, painkiller and muscle relaxant, it is used in veterinary medicine as […]
4th May issue
[…] trembled on the platform at the International Harm Reduction Conference. She was introduced as a passionate campaigner for drug users’ rights and a harm reduction pioneer, preventing overdose with naloxone in Cambodia. But when it came to Srey Mao’s turn to speak, she just couldn’t. The slides for her talk rolled behind her and showed her own […]
OHID issues new guidance on dealing with synthetic opioid threats
[…] any future threats, as well as do everything they can to review their arrangements to minimise the potential impact. This includes improving local drug information systems and naloxone supply. ‘Areas should work through existing mechanisms for emergency preparation, response and recovery to develop a plan that can be enacted quickly in the event of […]
Recovery focus for updated ‘Orange Book’
[…] approach to the interventions that can support recovery’, it states. The updated version also includes new guidelines on NPS and club drugs, mental health, prison-based treatment and naloxone provision, as well as misuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs and smoking cessation. Prof Sir John Strang: Treatment landscape has changed dramatically. ‘Guidelines guide – they […]
The Challenge: getting it right for everybody
[…] ideas from all over the country to debate what’s happening, put forward ideas on surviving and thriving, and gain strength from networking. Our programme covers meaningful activism, building social capital, the naloxone campaign, alcohol support, tackling BBVs, skills sharing, messages for politicians, practical service user involvement at all levels, therapy zones, and a lot of interaction and debate. To view the provisional programme, […]
Overdose deaths up across Europe
[…] while methadone-related deaths exceeded heroin-related deaths in Ireland, France, Croatia and Denmark, underlining the need for ‘good clinical practice’ to prevent diversion. However, there are now take-home naloxone programmes in nine EU countries plus Norway, the report points out, as well as drug consumption rooms in six plus Norway. The report also draws attention […]
DDN Conference – Session three
The day’s final session, ‘Insights’, heard personal stories about naloxone, the lack of support for problem gambling, and properly engaging with your past to move on in the future . Read the full report of the first session as a mobile magazine or download the PDF ———– Watch session highlights! – Filming by Paolo Sedazzari […]
News in brief
[…] to just over 130 last year from more than 150 in 2010, according to Welsh Government statistics. More than 200 lives have also been saved since 2009 through the take-home naloxone campaign, the government says. Substance misuse in Wales 2012-13 and Working together to reduce harm: substance misuse strategy annual report 2013 at wales.gov.uk