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UK STUDY SUPPORTS NALOXONE-BASED OPIATE OVERDOSE REVERSAL TRAINING
As concern mounts over the recent growth in drug-related deaths, the first large-scale UK follow-up
study has assessed the impact of training drug users in overdose recognition and management
featuring the opiate blocking drug naloxone, initiatives permitted by a change in the law in 2005.
Similar initiatives equipping drug users and their associates with naloxone have saved many hundreds
of lives in the USA. There are limitations and concerns, but none undermine the clear potential for
saving many lives.
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