Background Drug related deaths (DRD) are at historically high levels in the United Kingdom
(UK), but some approaches that have the potential to reduce risk of mortality remain�…

Background Take home naloxone (THN) programmes are effective at reducing opioid
related mortality, but require high levels of distribution, including to the general public. Mass�…

Importance Concerns that take-home naloxone (THN) training may lead to riskier drug use
(as a form of overdose risk compensation) remain a substantial barrier to training�…

How is UK drugs policy made, and why does it so often seem irrational when considering
what works in reducing drug-related harms? This book explains how the concept of drug�…

Background Scaling up overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND), an evidence-
based practice for reducing opioid overdose mortality, in communities remains a challenge�…

Background The US overdose epidemic has continued to escalate with more than 100,000
deaths per year in the past several years, most of which involve opioids. Widespread�…

Background Take-home naloxone (THN) programmes have been associated with
reductions in opioid-related mortality. In response to high rates of drug-related deaths in�…

Background In recent years, the opioid crisis has had devastating effects on communities
across the country. In the wake of 4 University of Southern California (USC) student�…

Background The rising prevalence of fast-acting opioids in the USA suggests the increased
need for non-professional first responder administration of naloxone. Effective administration�…

Aims The aim of this study was to characterize the circumstances of drug overdose deaths
and determine whether naloxone administration differed by overdose decedent race and�…