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More than 9,000 life-saving overdose treatment kits handed out

More than 9,000 kits containing a life-saving treatment for drug overdoses were handed out to Scots over three months last year. Official figures show that between October 1 and December 31, 9,006 take-home Naloxone kits were distributed. Naloxone ...

07 Jun 2022 at 12:57

Scotland

Taxi drivers to carry naloxone to help people suffering from a drug overdose

Taxi drivers in Scotland’s capital city are to start carrying the lifesaving drug naloxone, which can help those who have suffered an opioid drugs overdose. Drugs policy minister Angela Constance welcomed the move, involving drivers with Central ...

24 May 2022 at 17:06

Scotland

Numbers almost dying of overdoses ‘deeply concerning’, Scottish Labour say

Thousands of people have nearly died of an overdose since Scotland’s drug problem was declared a public health emergency three years ago, Scottish Labour said. The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) revealed in that time there have been more than ...

06 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Police Scotland completes Naloxone roll-out and says lives already saved

Police Scotland has completed its roll-out of a drug which can reverse overdoses, with the officer who led the initiative saying it has already saved lives. The force announced a year ago it was to issue Naloxone – which can be used to reverse ...

31 Aug 2023 at 16:36

Scotland

Police use of anti-overdose medication has saved 53 lives, minister says

Police regularly carrying the anti-overdose medication Naloxone has led to 53 lives being saved, a minister has told MSPs. The drug, which counters the effects of overdose from opioids such as heroin, has been carried by officers as part of ...

02 Feb 2022 at 13:56

Scotland

More than 20,000 life-saving overdose treatment kits handed out in last year

An increase in the distribution of life-saving drug overdose treatment kits has been welcomed by the drugs policy minister. Official annual figures show there were 22,366 take-home naloxone (THN) kits issued in Scotland in 2020/21, an ...

03 May 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

Lack of funds barrier to residential rehab in more than 75% of areas – figures

A lack of funding is a barrier to the provision of residential rehab in more than three quarters of areas, new figures show. A survey of Scotland’s 30 Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs) released on Tuesday showed 77% of the ...

12 Nov 2024 at 14:59

Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon: I want to see significant fall in lives ‘wasted’ by drugs

Nicola Sturgeon has said she wants to see a significant fall in the number of lives “wasted” by drugs, as it was announced firefighters are to start carrying a life-saving spray which can reverse the effects of an overdose. ...

09 Feb 2022 at 18:55

Scotland

More than 150,000 overdose kits handed out in Scotland since 2011 – figures

More than 150,000 take-home naloxone kits, which can prevent fatal overdoses from heroin, have been issued since a programme began in 2011. The latest, national, naloxone programme monitoring report found a total of 28,689 ...

20 Feb 2024 at 14:46

Ministers urged to go further on access to life-saving drug

Ministers have been urged to go further on improving access to a drug which can reverse the effects of opioids such as heroin. Health minister Karin Smyth said the legislation to expand the access of Naloxone would “save ...

09 Sept 2024 at 22:14

Scotland

Life-saving overdose treatment used by police officers more than 100 times

A potentially life-saving treatment for drug overdoses has been used by Scottish police officers more than 100 times as the national rollout of the medication continues. Nearly 4,000 Naloxone kits have been issued so ...

29 Dec 2022 at 15:40

Scotland

Firefighters offered chance to carry naloxone to help with drug overdoses

Firefighters in Scotland are being offered the chance to carry naloxone to help prevent drug deaths. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) will join the Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland in ...

09 Feb 2022 at 12:55

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