| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Überdosis - Drogentod
Joint UNODC/WHO initiative addresses public health impact of community management of opioid overdose
Drug use and drug use disorders are a public health, developmental and security problem both in industrialized and developing countries. Out of a total of more than 200,000 drug-related deaths in 2014, overdose deaths contribute to between roughly a third to a half of this figure, and which are attributable in most cases to opioids. Worldwide, overdose is the leading cause of avoidable death among people who inject drugs. It also accounts for nearly half of all deaths among heroin injectors, exceeding HIV and other disease-related deaths. (UNODC, 16.03.2017)