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Naloxone: Stephen Malloy

Written by Nigel Brunsdon on February 28, 2013. Posted in Videos.

Stephen Malloy talks about the importance of naloxone as a tool to reduce drug related deaths. This was filmed when naloxone had been made easily available in Scotland but the rest of the UK was still lagging behind in terms of legal access.

Video by: Nigel Brunsdon

Nigel Brunsdon is the owner of Injecting Advice. He’s been working in harm reduction since the 1990’s, previously a frontline needle programme worker he now splits his time between photography and developing online resources for drugs workers and users.

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Cold Weather

Written on December 20, 2010. Posted in Harm Reduction Practice.

The UK in currently in the grip of cold weather. In this article I’m going to look at both the steps services can take to support people during the current cold snap and hopefully some advice for people who are forced to spend time outside in the …

Increasing Returns

Written on August 5, 2008. Posted in Harm Reduction Practice.

OK let’s get one thing straight before we start. I’m not obsessive about returns and I don’t think needle programmes should be as focused on them as most seem to be, but we live in the real world. A world where people become really angry when some…

Accidental Sharing

Written on November 17, 2010. Posted in Harm Reduction Practice.

Accidental sharing risks, those times when in all the confusion of the moment people aren’t quite sure if the needle they intend to use is their own or not.