Overdose prevention
Overdose deaths are preventable. Harm reduction offers evidence-based tools and strategies that reduce the risk of dying from a drug overdose. Almost 200 people die from an overdose every day, which equals 70,000 avoidable deaths every year.
People who use drugs can be supported with information to mitigate the risk of an overdose and to stop an overdose while it’s happening.
I'm the Evidence: Naloxone Works! (Lithuania)
Video produced as a result of "Training of Peer Distribution of Naloxone and Video Advocacy", organized in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 1-5, 2014, by Eurasian Harm Reduction Network.
I'm the Evidence: Naloxone Works! (Italy)
Video produced as a result of "Training of Peer Distribution of Naloxone and Video Advocacy", organized in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 1-5, 2014, by Eurasian Harm Reduction Network.
I'm the Evidence: Naloxone Works! (France)
Video produced as a result of "Training of Peer Distribution of Naloxone and Video Advocacy", organized in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 1-5, 2014, by Eurasian Harm Reduction Network.
I'm the Evidence: Naloxone Works! (Estonia)
Video produced as a result of "Training of Peer Distribution of Naloxone and Video Advocacy", organized in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 1-5, 2014, by Eurasian Harm Reduction Network.
I'm the Evidence: Naloxone Works! (Denmark)
Video produced as a result of "Training of Peer Distribution of Naloxone and Video Advocacy", organized in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 1-5, 2014, by Eurasian Harm Reduction Network.
OVERDOSE Prevention and Response A Guide for People Who Use Drugs and Harm Reduction Staff in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by Matt Curtis and Lydia Guterman
This book, created by experienced overdose trainers and reviewed by peers and medical professionals, is intended as a resource for the development and implementation of overdose prevention and response programs by drug user activist groups and harm reduction organizations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Fact Sheet - Preventiong and reducing drug overdoses
Latest evidence from the EMCDDA shows that drug overdose deaths in Europe have risen for the third consecutive year (2 ). A total of 8 441 overdose deaths, mainly related to heroin and other opioids, are estimated to have occurred in Europe in 2015 (28 EU, Turkey and Norway), representing a 6% increase on the 2014 figure of 7 950 in the 30 countries.
Preventing Overdose Deaths in Europe
Reducing drug-related deaths therefore remains a major challenge for public health policy. This analysis describes some of the factors that increase the risk of fatal and non-fatal overdoses and a number of interventions developed to prevent these events
