Herts police officers saving lives with medicine to reverse drug overdoses

Herts police officers saving lives with medicine to reverse drug overdoses

Detective Chief Inspector Alexander Wilcox said that “well over half” of frontline uniformed officers carry Naloxone daily.

Tackling community drug concerns together - NHS Ayrshire & Arran

NHS Ayrshire & Arran and Police Scotland are working with partner agencies to address recent concerns about the rise in deaths and near-fatal overdoses among street drug users. Synthetic opioids, known as nitazines, have been detected in various street drugs, including heroin in Scotland. These substances have led to severe overdoses, hospitalizations, and, in some cases, drug-related deaths. These potent opioids have also been found in other dr…