UK. Expansion of life-saving opioid overdose treatment - New 10-year plan to expand and improve the drug and alcohol workforce published.  -Police officers, probation workers, paramedics, nurses and other professionals will be able to provide…

USA. Analysis finds racial inequities in naloxone administration during fatal overdoses Pennsylvania has been disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic, having the fourth highest number of overdose deaths in the country in 2020. Also, the…

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Naloxone distribution programs in the emergency department: A scoping review of the literature.  Sindhwani MK, Friedman A, O'Donnell M, Stader D, Weiner SG.  J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2024 May 8;5(3):e13180. doi: 10.1002/emp2.1318…

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Estimating the total utilization of take home naloxone during an unregulated drug toxicity crisis: A Bayesian modeling approach.  Irvine MA, Bardwell S, Williams S, Liu L, Ge W, Kinniburgh B, Coombs D, Buxton JA.  Int J Drug Policy. 2024…