Public Health Scotland. (2026) How to save a life: emergency response to a drug overdose in prison. Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland.
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An overdose occurs when there is too much of a drug (or drugs) in the body at one time. Overdoses are medical emergencies that can be life threatening.
Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Report
Drug Type
Substances (not alcohol/tobacco), Opioid
Intervention Type
Prevention, Harm reduction
Date
July 2026
Pages
8 p.
Publisher
Public Health Scotland
Corporate Creators
Public Health Scotland
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
EndNote
Subjects
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Opioid product > Naloxone
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder > Drug intoxication > Poisoning (overdose)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility > Prison-based health service
MM-MO Crime and law > Justice system > Correctional system and facility > Prison
T Demographic characteristics > Person in prison (prisoner)
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom or Great Britain > Scotland
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder > Drug intoxication > Poisoning (overdose)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility > Prison-based health service
MM-MO Crime and law > Justice system > Correctional system and facility > Prison
T Demographic characteristics > Person in prison (prisoner)
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom or Great Britain > Scotland
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