There are a number of current attempts to get more commissioners interested in purchasing naloxone training and take-home kits. People have used different forms of media, traditional and online to highlight naloxone’s effectiveness. 
The Community Ambulance Company is participating in a pilot program to allow Emergency Medical Technician-Basics to administer the live-saving medication called Naloxone Hydrochloride (Narcan). 
Harm Reduction Coalition advances policies and programs that help people address the adverse effects of drug use including overdose, HIV, hepatitis C, addiction, and incarceration. Via Matthew Gleeson 
For the first time in 83 years, people in the United States are more likely to die of drug poisoning than in a motor vehicle accident. 
The report highlights how Scotland has already made provisions to make naloxone more widely available, through its 2011 Lord Advocate’s Guidelines. This promotes the availability of naloxone to approved services without prescription, for use in an emergency and also protects medical professionals supplying naloxone in cases of liability. 
Last month OPA reported on a U.S. Food and Drug Administration hearing on strategies for improving access to naloxone. FDA is now accepting public comments until noon EST June 12, 2012. The more comments that FDA receives, the more likely our allies in the U.S. federal government will be able to push the issue. This is an interview with Janet Robinson from Safetynet, in the interview Janet talks about how the service operates and highlights the importance of providing Naloxone in the homeless services. 
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — Steve Wohlen lay on his front lawn, blue, unconscious and barely breathing, overdosing on heroin. His mother ran outside, frantically assembling a pen-like canister. This documentary-stye training film, made in association with Chicago Recovery Alliance (www.anypositivechange.org), provides instruction on how to recognize... 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), in collaboration with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, National Institutes of Drug Abuse and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is announcing a scientific workshop to initiate a public discussion about the potential value of making naloxone more widely available In case you haven’t seen it - this is an excellent video from the HCLU about the wonder that is naloxone. Also, don’t forget about our I’m the Evidence campaign. Naloxone saves... 
The Ottawa Public Health department plans to launch a program in the next few months that will see drug addicts in the city given the antidote to overdoses. Service users and staff of Swansea Drugs Project describe the powerful impact of naloxone distribution there. Whilst making the film, we were struck not only... |
A PILOT project is being trialled to help train families of drug users to administer potentially life-saving medication. A national report has shown that East Lancashire has the second worst record for drug-related deaths in England, which has prompted action from... 
Though the bedside manner of Dr. Gregory House, M.D. (Hugh Laurie) leaves much to be desired, his knowledge and skill as a doctor more than make up for it. 
Call for health minister to make potentially lifesaving treatment available without prescription prompts fears in some quarters that addicts will be tempted into riskier habits... 
Do you want to save a life? This application is for people who use opiate drugs, their friends, family members, addiction workers, homelessness staff and others concer... ... 
FDA officials are considering whether naloxone should be more widely available beyond medical settings, including through over-the-counter (OTC) sales and/or an intranasal version of the drug. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has undertaken a review of naloxone to decide if it should be more widely available in the UK. Naloxone is a generic, inexpensive pure opioid antagonist that reverses the effects of opioid intoxication (overdose) by restoring respiration. Although it's... 
Through the doorway I heard the sound of a woman screaming. I ran inside, breathing through my mouth to keep from gagging on the stench that permeated the apartment. Following on from the 'Naloxone Works - I am the Evidence" film, this film looks at some of the obstacles and challenges to setting up effective naloxone dis... Via Matthew Gleeson A documentary looking at drug use and how Naloxone can be used to save the lives of opiate users in overdose situations. Naloxone has the potential to save l... 
Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have shown that an injectable solution can protect mice from an otherwise lethal overdose of cocaine. 
Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy will be streaming a live interview on Naloxone on 17 April. 
RT @RafaelONDCP: Statement from Dir.Kerlikowske on FDA's Hearing re: Role of Naloxone in preventing ODs http://t.co/4IPQ4Wit #PublicHealth #DrugPolicyReform... Via Matthew Gleeson |
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