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England
Public Health England (PHE). Guidance: providing take-home naloxone for opioid overdose (updated July 2017). Page last reviewed Oct 23.
Public Health England (PHE). Guidance: health matters: preventing drug misuse deaths (updated September 2017). Page last reviewed Oct 23.
Scotland
Scottish drug misuse database - Overview of initial assessments for specialist drug treatment 2020/21 - Scottish drug misuse database - Publications - Public Health Scotland. Page last reviewed Oct 23.
Bird S, et al. Effectiveness of Scotland's National Naloxone Programme for reducing opioid-related deaths: a before (2006–10) versus after (2011–13) comparison. Addiction 2016;111(5):883-891. Page last reviewed Oct 23.
Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF). Take-home naloxone. Page last reviewed Oct 23.
Wales
Public Health Wales. Substance misuse – drugs & alcohol. Last updated 2018. Page last reviewed Oct 23.
Public Health Wales. Harm reduction Database Wales: take-home naloxone 2015-2016. Last updated 2017. Page last reviewed Oct 23.
Northern Ireland
Preventing Harm, Empowering Recovery. A Strategic Framework to Tackle the Harm from Substance Use (2021-31). Page last reviewed Oct 23.
An evaluation of the Take Home Naloxone programme in Northern Ireland: Consultation with service users and service providers. — Ulster University. Page last reviewed Oct 23.
United Kingdom
Department of Health and Social Care, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and Public Health England. Guidance Widening the availability of naloxone (updated 18 February 2019). Page last reviewed Oct 23.
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD). Naloxone: a review (updated May 2012). Page last reviewed Oct 23.
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD). Report on reducing opioid-related deaths in the UK (updated December 2016). Page last reviewed Oct 23.
Department of Health and Social Care. Drug misuse and dependence. UK guidelines on clinical management (updated December 2017). Page last reviewed Oct 23.
Europe
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Preventing overdose deaths in Europe (updated October 2018). Page last reviewed Oct 23.
Global organisations
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC): About the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Page last reviewed Oct 23.
Drug Policy Alliance. Page last reviewed Oct 23.