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Naloxone In The Family

Written by Nigel Brunsdon on November 26, 2013. Posted in Videos.

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.

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Low Deadspace Needles

Written on February 17, 2013. Posted in Equipment.

Although there has been research around the benefits of Low Dead Space (LDS) injecting equipment for a number of years there has been an increasing interest in it recently. Even the New York Times has featured articles on the subject. So it’s clear…

Swabbing

Written on September 16, 2007. Posted in Equipment, The Basics.

Whenever I move jobs to a new exchange, or if I’m seeing someone I’ve never worked with before then swabbing is normally the first bit of advice I give. Mainly I do it as a trust builder, if someone’s never met me before then they have no frame of r…

Hand Washing

Written on March 25, 2009. Posted in The Basics.

I’ve been doing a lot of training work lately and one of the main things I always focus on is the fact that people forget the basics. Its all well and good explaining to people the risks of endocarditis or going though something like vein structure…