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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