'I'm not going to leave someone to die': carriage of naloxone by police in Scotland within a public health framework: a qualitative study of acceptability and experiences

• Main Authors: Elizabeth M. Speakman (Author), Peter Hillen (Author), Inga Heyman (Author), Jennifer Murray (Author), Nadine Dougall (Author), Elizabeth V. Aston (Author), Andrew McAuley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Scotland has one of the highest rates of drug-related deaths (DRDs) per capita in Europe, the majority of which involve opioids. Naloxone is a medication used to reverse opioid-related overdoses. In efforts to tackle escalating DRDs in many countries, naloxone is increasingly bei...