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How You Can Help Prevent an Opioid Related Death

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
New resource on how to help prevent an opioid related death. Learn about an overdose including the symptoms, how to respond, information on naloxone, tips on preventing an overdose, and resources for seeking help. Download and share now.

Opioid Overdose Reversal with Naloxone (Narcan, Evzio)

Video and audio recordings
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What is Naloxone? Naloxone is a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist—meaning that it binds to opioid receptors and can reverse and block the effects of other opioids. It can very quickly restore...

Outreach to People Who Survive Opioid Overdose

Scientific article
Often it takes a critical moment, such as when someone survives an overdose, to motivate behavioural change. It is particularly important that at these times people have access to the appropriate treatment. The objective of this study was...

Free Webinar: Opioid Agonist Treatment for Pharmaceutical Opioid Dependence

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Webinar

Turning Point will be offering a free webinar Tuesday 3rd March 2020 at 8:30 AM ACST

This session aims to briefly cover the main opioid agonist pharmacotherapies for opioid dependence, and summarise the evidence for the use of these treatments for pharmaceutical opioid dependence.

Exploring Opioid Overdose Incidence in a Cohort of People Who Inject Drugs

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Sydney
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Australia

Opioid overdose is a significant public health issue, with people who inject drugs (PWID) a key risk group. However, there is little contemporary information on opioid overdose incidence in Australia and limited evidence of the impact of factors affecting incidence among PWID. Further evidence on the risk and protective factors of an opioid overdose will help determine how to prevent these overdoses from occurring.

Fentanyl Deaths on the Rise

News
Deaths caused by the drug fentanyl are on the rise in the UK, a recent report published by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) warns. The report, which included a a literature review of the effects of fentanyl, details of...