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National Conference of Harm Reduction: from public health to social justice

15 - 18 November 2012

Portland, Oregon, USA

Harm Reduction Coalition’s biannual national harm reduction conference is the only multidisciplinary gathering dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people who use drugs or have a history of drug use.

Events 11 June 2012

EHRN overdose prevention and management training

7 - 8 July 2014

Vilnius, Lithuania

The training will focus on preventing and treating overdoses in prisons and upon release.

Events 6 May 2014

National drug-related deaths conference

29 August 2014

Dundee City, Scotland

The Scottish Drugs Forum are hosting a national conference to look at drug-related deaths in Scotland.

Events 27 May 2014

Conference on Overdose Awareness

31 August - 1 September 2015

Bergen, Norway

The conference is arranged by SERAF, City of Bergen, the Norwegian Directorate of Health and the Research Council of Norway in collaboration with proLAR, Bergen Clinics, Helse Bergen, SIRUS and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Events 29 June 2015

International Overdose Awareness Day

31 August 2015

Global

International Overdose Awareness Day aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have met with death or permanent injury as a result of drug overdose.

Events 10 July 2015

International Overdose Awareness Day 2016

31 August 2016

Worldwide

Each year, on August 31st, the International Overdose Awareness Day aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death.

Events 15 June 2016

Global naloxone accessibility survey

Thousands of people die unnecessarily from opioid overdose every year. From this survey IDHDP hopes to understand more about where the life saving drug naloxone is and isn’t available as well as its level of accessibility.

News Alerts December 18, 2014

Community-based opioid overdose prevention programmes providing naloxone in the United States

In October 2010, the Harm Reduction Coalition, a national advocacy and capacity-building organization, surveyed 50 programmes known to distribute naloxone in the United States, to collect data on local programme locations, naloxone distribution, and overdose reversals.

Publications February 20, 2012

Stopping overdose - Peer-based distribution of naloxone

This public health fact sheet describes how naloxone is successfully being used to reverse overdose around the world with no side effects beyond opiate withdrawal, and provides real-life examples of programs that have trained drug users, their families and friends to efficiently identify the signs…

Publications March 29, 2011

Call for action: Response to drug overdoses in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

On August 31st, International Overdose Awareness Day, EHRN, Harm Reduction Coalition, Harm Reduction International and INPUD called for the WHO, UNODC, UNAIDS and the Global Fund to mobilize their efforts and play a leading role in a coordinated global response to drug overdose mortality.

News Alerts September 5, 2011

Naloxone administration is child's play

This short film of simulated overdose and naloxone administration is to show how simple it can be to save a life.

News Alerts September 3, 2012

ANCD Position Statement: Expanding naloxone availability

This position statement makes a case for the provision of naloxone and the training of potential overdose witnesses in the use of the substance in order to prevent overdose related deaths.

Publications September 20, 2012

Eyes wide open: The experience of overdose victims

Eyes Wide Open recalls the experiences of people affected by an accidental opioid overdose and the emergency medicine naloxone in two Canada cities.

News Alerts April 5, 2013

Opioid overdose: preventing and reducing mortality

This paper outlines facts and actions that can be undertaken to prevent and treat opioid overdose.

Publications June 26, 2013

Opioid overdose rates and implementation of overdose education and nasal naloxone distribution in Massachusetts: interrupted time series analysis

This study aims to evaluate the impact of state-supported overdose education and nasal naloxone distribution programmes on rates of opioid-related deaths from overdose.

Publications July 17, 2013

International Overdose Awareness Day 2013

International Overdose Awareness Day provides an opportunity for people to publicly mourn for loved ones, some for the first time, without feeling guilt or shame.