Overdose deaths remain stubbornly high: here are 5 ways to do more to save lives croakey.org/overdose-death… By @dan_lubman & @DrSuziNielsen on #IOAD21
1. Naloxone must be freely accessible everywhere
We must urgently increase access to the life-saving overdose reversal drug naloxone, which is available as an easy-to-use nasal spray. #IOAD21
We must urgently increase access to the life-saving overdose reversal drug naloxone, which is available as an easy-to-use nasal spray. #IOAD21
2. We need more medically supervised injecting centres
Medically supervised injecting centres save lives, help people access treatment, reduce public drug use and related harm, and take the pressure off our health care system. #IOAD21
Medically supervised injecting centres save lives, help people access treatment, reduce public drug use and related harm, and take the pressure off our health care system. #IOAD21
3. We need better treatment options
Evidence-based pharmacotherapies such as injectable opioid agonist treatments and sustained-release oral morphine should inform local implementation studies to broaden treatment options in Australia beyond methadone and buprenorphine. #IOAD21
Evidence-based pharmacotherapies such as injectable opioid agonist treatments and sustained-release oral morphine should inform local implementation studies to broaden treatment options in Australia beyond methadone and buprenorphine. #IOAD21
4. We need to humanise addiction
Stigma and shame perpetuate negative stereotypes and demonise people living with addiction. The result is few people feeling able to tell their stories of recovery, and a critical delay in seeking help, which can often take decades. #IOAD21
Stigma and shame perpetuate negative stereotypes and demonise people living with addiction. The result is few people feeling able to tell their stories of recovery, and a critical delay in seeking help, which can often take decades. #IOAD21
5. A call to action
We build safety barriers on our roads to reduce fatalities, but too often our response to drug use is just to park the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. As heroin harms increase, we need to rapidly upscale a broader range of treatment options.. #IOAD21
We build safety barriers on our roads to reduce fatalities, but too often our response to drug use is just to park the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. As heroin harms increase, we need to rapidly upscale a broader range of treatment options.. #IOAD21
"Pilots and trials are welcome, but we’ve had evidence-based solutions to the problem of overdose for a long time. They should be implemented everywhere and without further delay." #IOAD21
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