Public Health Scotland. (2024) National naloxone programme Scotland: annual monitoring report 2021/22 and 2022/23. Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland.
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This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents information on the number of take-home naloxone (THN) kits issued by the National Naloxone Programme in Scotland.
Accidental overdose is a common cause of death among users of heroin, morphine and similar drugs, which are referred to as opioids. Naloxone is a drug which reverses the effects of a potentially fatal overdose with these drugs.
See also, National naloxone programme Scotland - Quarterly monitoring bulletins
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