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Bath Primary-Care-Worker-JD-PS 37.5 Hours
[…] that will effectively engage/re-engage and retain service users, prevent drop-out and maximise successful treatment completions To be responsible for providing Needle and Syringe Provision, the supply of naloxone and harm reduction information and advice To support and promote ‘visible recovery’ within the service including a focus on appropriate planned exits from service at all […]
Making Inroads
[…] challenges with drugs, alcohol and/or mental health. Working in a hostel environment is a good time to talk about current drug or alcohol use and to offer naloxone and safety advice. If the opportunity presents itself there are a number of conversations to be had such as general health and weight, are they using […]
Two thirds believe government’s drug policy not working
[…] per cent supported overdose prevention centres. The poll also revealed that more than 60 per cent supported drug checking facilities at festivals and 67 per cent supported naloxone provision, while the most popular outcome for people found in possession of small quantities of drugs was education or treatment rather than prosecution. An additional sample […]
Time for a complete culture change, says Drug Deaths Taskforce’s final report
[…] living experience ‘at the heart’ of both developing and delivering services. Other necessary measures include making the treatment system easier to navigate, developing the world’s ‘most extensive’ naloxone network, and providing supervised consumption rooms – ‘not as a silver bullet, but as one evidence-based tool in a wider system of care’. A public health approach […]
Unstoppable force
[…] much more. In June 2022, the campaign partners organised media events in Nigeria, community events in Canada, harm reduction workshops in Colombia, rallies and speeches in Morocco, naloxone training in Ireland, film screenings in Australia, community outreach in Portugal, street performances in Zimbabwe, and the list goes on. Here in the UK, the powerful […]
The Forward Trust expands its reach in Southend, Humberside and London
[…] include: one-to-one and group support; health checks and testing for blood-borne viruses, including Hepatitis C; help to detox; prescribed medication (where appropriate and following a medical assessment), naloxone dispensing and needle exchange; support from peers who have been through similar experiences; and ongoing recovery support. Dependency and Recovery Service in Humberside and London Forward […]
Scotland sees fall in injecting levels
[…] recorded for the seventh year in a row, and by far the highest in Europe. Police Scotland recently announced that it would be equipping its officers with naloxone across the whole country (DDN, March, page 4), with Scotland’s lord advocate confirming that police could now issue warnings for class A drugs – rather than […]
Fifty areas to get enhanced treatment funding
[…] what we can already say is that further funding could be used to increase the number of people who can access treatment, contribute to wider provision of naloxone as well as improving workforce skills.’ His charity welcomed the ‘serious political commitment to investing in treatment’ and looked forward to ‘working collaboratively to address these […]
Every step of the way
[…] substance misuse treatment in prison and in the community. This ensures that prisoners do not leave without having received their prescribed dose or onward prescription and a naloxone kit. After stepping over the threshold, prison leavers are then invited to the visitors’ centre outside the prison gate. Over a cup of coffee Departure Lounge […]
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 […]
Consuming passion
[…] months ago by outreach drug worker and trainer Philippe Bonnet – who is also deputy chair of the National Needle Exchange Forum (NNEF), chair of the Birmingham naloxone steering group and a trustee of homeless charity Birmingham Christmas Shelter – the consortium has already attracted some well-known names from the sector, including NNEF chair […]
Out of Harm’s Way
[…] agencies are informed, confident and competent in offering harm reduction interventions where every contact counts. We are committed to invaluable cross-sector workstreams such as providing more life-saving naloxone, encouraging more people into treatment, and more outreach, especially for people living alone or isolated from support. More and more evidence points towards the harm that […]
Families First Conference 2013 programme
[…] and Families: Lauren Booker, workplace programme manager, Alcohol Concern. Club drugs and legal highs: Becky Harris and Mark Dunn, The Club Drug Clinic Carers’ rights: Princes Trust Naloxone: Nigel Brunsdon 2.50 – 3.10: Coffee 3:10pm: Stigma – ‘Speak Out Campaign’ – Kate Peake Kate will share how new publicity techniques such as flash mobs […]
Release’s take on the Government’s new Drug Strategy
[…] people who use drugs recreationally – and leaves us in little doubt that we are still in a failed war on drugs. We are pleased to see naloxone recognised in the strategy as a life-saving and harm-reducing intervention to be offered across the country. Unfortunately, this is only one of many types of tried […]
Government announces ‘largest ever’ increase in treatment funding
[…] to funding were originally championed by the incumbent Conservative government, as the Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) noted in 2017. ‘We are pleased to see naloxone recognised in the strategy as a life-saving and harm-reducing intervention to be offered across the country. Unfortunately, this is only one of many types of tried […]
Adfam / DDN Conference 2013 – Families First Programme
[…] highs – Club Drug Clinic – Becky Harris and Galit Haviv-Thomas Carers rights – Carer oragnisation talks about about Carers assessments etc. ( more to be announced) Naloxone, TBC on 18/9 2.50 – 3.10. Coffee break 3:10pm – Stigma – ‘speak out campaign’ – Lindsey Henderson 3.30pm – Jason Gough – My Recovery and […]
Gold standard
[…] a significant risk. The needle and syringe programmes provided by Humankind not only help save lives but also reduce Hepatitis C reinfection rates, provide the life-saving drug naloxone and offer an opportunity for our teams to begin conversations with people that can help connect them to further services and support. It is for these […]
Humankind sets out harm reduction minimum standards
[…] programmes and we want to change this. These services play a crucial role in reducing drug-related deaths and reinfection rates for hepatitis C, providing the life-saving drug naloxone, and providing a route into treatment services. They also provide our staff and volunteers with the opportunity to connect people with housing, primary health and other […]
PHE issues warning after sharp rise in overdoses
[…] found to contain isotonitazene a powerful synthetic opioid. The charity is urging people to be extra cautious about new suppliers and to make sure they have more naloxone with them than usual. It had also received earlier anecdotal information about possible crack cocaine contamination, it said. ‘We are urging drug users to be extra […]
The Dame Carol Black review is a major opportunity to revitalise how we support...
[…] more safely, developed the UK’s first ‘find a needle exchange’ service, have new online groups, and new overdose prevention illustrated guides such as on how to use naloxone, ensuring people can access harm reduction information without having to come into a service. We must continue to explore new innovative ways to reach more people. […]
Keeping that human connection during the pandemic
[…] We’ve also explored new ways to provide support offline. We started finding ways to help people access food, clothing and toiletries in lockdown. We also began distributing Naloxone — a lifesaving medication to reverse opioid overdose — door to door and providing doorstep training. The end result of this hard work is that, despite […]
Community Support
[…] A UK map of local services offering bereavement support. Search here. Needle Exchange Finder. Find where to pick up free equipment and naloxone in England. Search here[/vc_column_text] [vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1629960740679{padding-top: 20px !important;}”] Treatment Providers Here are some of the organisations that provide community treatment services that are free at the […]
DDN April2021
[…] system 2. Regional Drug Interventions Programme (DIP) 3. Heroin-assisted treatment 4. Drugs early warning programme 5. Safety testing of drugs in night time districts or festivals 6. Naloxone provision 7. Drug consumption rooms (DCRs) 8. Taking money from organised criminals to improve drug services 1114 •APRIP •L20Pf104art APRIL 2021 • DRINK AND DRUGS NEWS […]
‘Bold policies’ needed to tackle drug deaths crisis, says royal college
[…] COVID-19 pandemic on drug use, it adds, as well as more research on ‘complex poly-drug use’. The college also states its support for the targeted administration of naloxone and for further action to tackle stigma. Prof Angela Thomas: ‘Our report proposes some key interventions.’ ‘Many of the college’s fellows and members regularly treat and […]
A Vital Role
[…] people can access the vaccine and complete both doses? Through involving clinically trained peers – and most recently through a campaign involving the ‘superheroes’ Vaccine Woman and Naloxone Man – we can make the vaccine accessible where service users already attend, be that their treatment setting or hostel, a disused car park or a […]
Dark Secrets
[…] suppliers may mean it’s possible to reduce risks by further interaction between individual sellers and health promotion agencies in key harm reduction areas such as drug alerts, naloxone and needle exchange distribution. With drug-related deaths and drug harms soaring, it may be time to ask ourselves if we should be engaging better with our […]
The Mother of Invention
[…] ‘We’ve been in pharmacies very regularly dropping off prescriptions and talking about clients that they might be seeing but maybe we haven’t seen. We’ve also taken in naloxone, safe storage boxes and leaflets around public health campaigns like World Hepatitis Day.’ Online support One of the most significant changes across the sector has been […]
Aiming High
[…] was extremely grateful for this quick thinking and left the service with his first-ever prescription for substitute medication, and was also issued with – and accepted – naloxone. He was supported to register with a GP and referred into OCAN [Offenders with Complex & Additional Needs] provision and the DWP to access benefit assistance. […]
DDN060327
[…] You are invited to submit papers/posters relevant to the conference topic/themes ● Policy and practice issues around tackling drug-related deaths ● Confidential inquiries ● The provision of Naloxone for users ● Blood Borne Viruses ● The role of Prisons in reducing BBV and reducing overdose deaths ● Polydrug use ● Cocaine related deaths ● […]
DDN041206
[…] very positive. Mr Heller-Murphy said there had been a shift from detox to substitute prescribing, and from reducing to maintenance. A research project was taking place on naloxone. Giving prisoners access to care plans had been an important priority for Phoenix Futures, who ran the contract for most Scottish prisons, said Ms Parker. Care […]
Homepage Letters and Comment Tab
[…] I took that inspiration back to Lancashire and found people who believed in me.’ Reach out Chris Rintoul reports positive results from a Northern Ireland naloxone programme Cold caller A craving is the salesperson we can choose to ignore, says Chris Robin First impressions The pressure to collect […]
Safe from harm
[…] room, and people were supplied with individual disposal units, handed in at the end of the conference. A new feature of our service was the provision of naloxone, provided by Kaleidoscope drug services. We had more than 100 kits available for distribution, and offered training to those who needed it. We were also able […]
Urgent action needed to address lockdown ‘time bomb’, warns Adfam
[…] the same way they did in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, then reduced budgets for drug treatment could mean severe impact on vital areas like naloxone provision and prevention measures. ‘Vulnerable and marginalised groups, youth, women and the poor pay the price for the world drug problem,’ said UNODC executive director Ghada […]
DDN020707
[…] Supplies. This year's event will cover a range of issues such as: how to reduce sharing; needle exchange for young people; pharmacy needle exchange; and provision of naloxone to reduce drug related deaths. www.exchangesupplies.org All adults here Dear Marian Ninety five percent of drug use is ‘recreational’ – only five percent of people who […]
DDN290107
[…] assessments, to make sure a full and accurate picture was compiled of each patient’s needs. The document also gives guid- ance on managing opiate overdose and administering naloxone in an emergency, advises on a detailed regimen for methadone maintenance and gives guidance on detoxification and withdrawal. Specific advice is given on dual diagnosis, clinical […]
DDN1711
[…] campaign, where 12 ser vice users have been trained to give overdose and harm reduction information to ser vice users in the community, including how to use naloxone injections for overdose. Five thousand ‘sur vival keyrings’ are to be distributed, giving clear and concise information on local ser vices, such as needle exchanges, as […]
DDN080908
[…] tier 2 and tier 3 treatment and have pioneered a range of support from enhanced needle exchange, low-threshold prescribing, group based intervention, right through to a unique Naloxone prescribing partnership. The work is varied, interesting and differs from many other existing treatment settings. We have vacancies currently working in three of our busy 1st […]
News in brief
[…] help services to respond more effectively and inform approaches to prevention, he said. The forum has also developed a new set of information materials for Scotland’s community-based naloxone programme, including posters, leaflets and booklets. Available at www.sdf.org.uk Ryan chair Ryan Campbell has been appointed as chief executive of KCA (UK). Previously development director at […]
DDN090209
[…] treatment. REGULARS 4 NEWS ROUND-UP More monitoring needed on overdose risk • No alcohol for under-15s • A third of people unaware of hep C risks • Naloxone pilot volunteers wanted • Alcohol death rate drops • Voices for Choices conference debates user involvement • News in brief 8 LETTERS AND COMMENT Trauma article […]
DDN0903
[…] and hospitals. At the moment if you have an overdose and get taken to hospital in Sandwell there isnât really any follow-up care â they give you naloxone to bring you out of it and pretty much send you on your way. Thereâs no referral process or anything like that, so weâre trying to […]
DDN0405
[…] 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 […]
DDN16nov09
[…] attending the following 30 minute workshops: Setting up an advocacy service â how to, why you need one, what your expectations should be (The Alliance) Naloxone â The challenges and the tools to overcome them (Danny Morris, Independent consultant) Running a user magazine, website, and member communications (tbc) Healthy eating […]
DDN30nov09
[…] attending the following 30 minute workshops: Setting up an advocacy service – how to, why you need one, what your expectations should be (The Alliance) Naloxone – The challenges and the tools to overcome them (Danny Morris, Independent consultant) Running a user magazine, website, and member communications (tbc) Healthy eating […]
Come Together
[…] Service User conference, organised by DDN. There was some great feedback from peers throughout the day, in particular a group from Northern Ireland that are rolling out naloxone training and have set up a recovery café.’ Neil, Swanswell SU ‘I’m new to all this but I was completely blown away that everyone was working […]
Weathering the storm
[…] page 4) which – alongside instructions to minimise face-to-face contact, scale back hep C testing and defer detoxes – recommends increasing provision of harm reduction measures including naloxone, and encourages services to increase stock held by NSPs and allow people to take more equipment. The guidance also advocates new ways of working, such as […]
A new normal
[…] are vulnerable, isolated, quarantined or shielded in local communities; information about digital support is distributed through the food parcels. Local treatment providers have been supported to deliver naloxone and safe storage boxes Support has been given to individuals in recovery housing. However, with no face-to-face mutual aid running and normal peer support ‘suspended’, a […]
DDN Diary Dates
[…] a weekly Zoom meeting with leading experts in the field each Thursday at 7pm. www.skillsdevelopment.co.uk – – – – – – SMMGP Free online courses currently covering naloxone provision and overdose prevention, and community management of alcohol disorders. www.smmgp-elearning.org.uk Training Training for individuals and organisations including accredited professional development, qualifications and independent training. Most […]
Pharmacists allowed to dispense methadone without prescription
[…] notified and ‘rigorous’ ID checks carried out, it stresses. People will need to be able to safely store medicines in locked boxes and have access to take-home naloxone, the document adds, as well as be able to maintain regular contact with the professionals responsible for their prescriptions. ‘Pharmacists will also need to be supported […]
Matters of Life and Death
[…] our reluctance to have them deprives drug users who die the dignity and rights we afford to other members of society. KFx workshops have moved online during the current lockdown. Email kevin@kfx.org.uk for joining instructions. red rose illustrating grief advert for naloxone Kevin Flemen runs the drugs education and training initiative KFx – www.kfx.org.uk
Shared perspectives
[…] This group has had no direct overdose deaths, because of course they don’t need to use the poison on our streets. Massive publicity and easy availability of naloxone kits have also helped hundreds to reverse their overdose and stay alive. I planned to outline the differences between UK and Canadian services. I remembered DATs […]
Looking after people on Medication Assisted Treatment during the Coronavirus pandemic
[…] shelters, or rough sleepers. We are also taking a range of actions to mitigate any risks associated with 2 weekly supplies by providing people with locked boxes, naloxone and regular telephone contact. We are monitoring this situation on a daily basis and will adjust our approach if the data indicates there are increased overdoses, […]
Categorise people dependent on drugs as high-risk population, government urged
[…] buprenorphine, it adds, while systems also need to be put in place to ensure an adequate supply of sterile injecting equipment and other harm reduction supplies, including naloxone. Failure to protect this population would cost ‘far more both financially and in lives lost’ than the investment in treatment and the other suggested support, the […]
Spectrum Coronavirus update March 20th
[…] workers who need to self -isolate are continuing their work remotely via phone or online We are also … • Stocking up on anti -opiate overdose medication Naloxone and safe storage boxes for take -home medication – we will be giving these out to all scripted clients in our services to protect against overdose […]
A change of heart
[…] ‘The government has to direct significant investment in drug services as a matter of urgency,’ he said, with funding made available to ensure heroin-assisted treatment, needle exchanges, naloxone, and consumption rooms (on a pilot basis, with evaluation), as well as testing at festivals. ‘The first priority must be to strengthen drug treatment services and […]
Heroin Assisted Treatment – A helping hand
[…] and post-injection assessment, injecting takes place twice a day in one of four booths. Crucially, while they are there visitors are offered injecting equipment, wound management and naloxone. In the pharmacy at the back of the EDTS, the controlled drug cupboard is operated by fingerprints and monitored by CCTV, and there is a research […]
Your letters
[…] placement for publishing the article ‘The road less travelled’ (November, page 16), in which we reported the results of our research comparing the impact of Suboxone (buprenorphine naloxone combination) and methadone. The DDN article was a cut-down version of a paper that was first published in the peer reviewed Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. […]
Emergency measures
[…] distressing when we consider that in Wales, unlike England, drug treatment budgets have remained largely the same. In fact on many initiatives, such as the roll-out of naloxone, Wales has led the way. Significant progress has also been made thanks to the Welsh Government’s support of a collaborative and recovery-focused approach to housing and […]
National forum for action
[…] the NNEF will be campaigning for in 2020. The first speaker of the day was Jane Bailey of West Midlands Police, who spoke about trials of intranasal naloxone – the first time police officers in the UK have carried the kits. There have been at least two successful reversals of opiate overdoses, and the […]
The last word
[…] can also more effectively promote activities that allow people to reduce the harms associated with drugs if they do use them. This includes the wider provision of naloxone and facilities for pill testing and drug consumption rooms. These may also have a benefit in promoting recovery. We can do a number of other things […]