'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

• Autores principales: Elizabeth M. Speakman (Autor), Peter Hillen (Autor), Inga Heyman (Autor), Jennifer Murray (Autor), Nadine Dougall (Autor), Elizabeth V. Aston (Autor), Andrew McAuley (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: 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...