Written question asked by Baroness Debbonaire (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 January 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 January 2020. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 January 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Naloxone
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of naloxone for preventing death caused by heroin overdose.
- Answer
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No assessment has been made on the adequacy of the availability of naloxone for preventing death caused by heroin overdose.
Local authorities are responsible for assessing local needs and commissioning drug prevention, treatment and harm reduction services to meet these needs. This includes making sure they have sufficient coverage of naloxone to prevent drug-related deaths.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 3786
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Death Preventive medicine Heroin Naloxone
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- 2023-11-03 14:29:48 +0000
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