Naloxone

 

What is naloxone?

Naloxone is a life-saving medication that temporarily reverses the effects of opiate drugs. Opiates are a class of drug that includes heroin, methadone and dihydrocodeine.

In a potentially fatal opiate overdose, naloxone can buy time until an ambulance arrives. Naloxone has no intoxicating effect or dependence potential. In a similar manner to Adrenaline, naloxone may be legally administered by anyone to anyone for the intended purpose of saving a life.

Find out how naloxone works by watching the short video clip from Scottish Drugs Forum:

Who should carry naloxone?

Anyone who might witness an opiate overdose.  If you, or someone you know takes drugs, or if there is a chance you could witness opiate overdose, carry naloxone.

Naloxone is free and available to anyone over the age of 16. Some basic training will be provided to ensure you have the information you need to respond to an opiate overdose. This can take as little as 10 minutes

 

How to access naloxone

A list of services in Renfrewshire who supply naloxone is available at the bottom of this page.

Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs provide a 'click and deliver' take home naloxone service - Take Home Naloxone Application - SFAD

Renfrewshire ADP offer free Naloxone and Overdose Awareness training courses, dates can be found at the bottom of this page.

Find the Scottish Drugs Forum eLearning module "Overdose Prevention, Intervention, and Naloxone"-  Overdose Prevention, Intervention and Naloxone e-learning - Scottish Drugs Forum (sdftraining.org.uk)

 

Be a lifesaver, carry naloxone/How to save a life

 

Information leaflets

Drug emergencies https://www.crew.scot/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Drug-Emergencies.pdf

Additional take home naloxone leaflet [326KB]

Prenoxad assembly and administration guideĀ  [1MB]

 

For more information about naloxone, you can access the following sites:

Scottish Drugs Forum: www.sdf.org.uk

Take Home Naloxone: www.naloxone.org.uk

Prenoxad: www.prenoxadinjection.com/

#StopTheDeaths: https://www.stopthedeaths.com/home

For help with an alcohol or drug problem you can contact the following organisations:


Naloxone and Overdose Awareness Training

 

How do I get a naloxone kit?

In order to receive a kit, you must undertake some basic training to ensure you have the information you need to respond to an opiate overdose.

 

What will the training cover?

Following the training, participants will be able to:

  • Describe what naloxone is, and how to use it.
  • Identify the risk factors associated with overdose
  • Recognise the signs of opiate overdose, and respond.

 

Who can attend the training?

Anyone who is likely to witness overdose can attend, including people who use drugs, friends or family members, and those who work with people who use drugs.

Date

Location

Times

Tuesday 19 March 2024

Renfrewshire Health and Social Work Centre

2pm - 4pm

Tuesday 11 June 2024

Johnstone Town Hall

9.30am - 11.30am

Tuesday 8 October 2024

Finding Your Feet, Charity Hub

9.30am - 11.30am 

 

Please register, to book your place : https://forms.office.com/e/ELkqhtwczu


Pharmacies:

Abbey Chemist
27 Gauze Street
Paisley
PA1 1ES
0141 889 3377
 
Lloyds Pharmacy
19 Neilston Road
Paisley
PA2 6LL
0141 889 2216
 
Glenburn Pharmacy
2/4 Skye Crescent
Paisley
PA2 8EL
0141 884 4842
 
Lloyds Pharmacy
Tannahill Centre,
76 Blackstoun Road
Paisley
PA3 1NT
0141 849 1030
 
Lloyds Pharmacy
38 Love St
Paisley
PA3 2DY
0141 889 5741
 
Boots Pharmacy
Unit 4 Clippens Road
Linwood
PA3 3PU
01505 327 505
 
Boots Pharmacy
118/120 Paisley Road
Renfrew
PA4 8HE
0141 886 2148

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