Greg Scott talking about family engagement around naloxone, and the power this has. Including why it’s important for all of us to have easy access to naloxone for all family members even if we don’t expect to have a use for it.
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.
Every needle programme worker and every injector comes across them at some point, a needle that is either blunt or barbed before it’s ever used. But what should you do about it?
In this article I would like to provide advice, information and a suggested ‘action plan’ for practitioners who may have concerns about existing/planned blue lights in their particular area/setting.
So foil is now legal in the UK (since September 5th), needle programmes across the country are now (hopefully) stocking it and offering it as a possible tool for change or early engagement route for people who smoke rather than inject their drug o…