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As International Overdose Awareness Day marks its 25th anniversary, the city’s alcohol and drug support service is increasing its own work to prevent overdose deaths while calling on people across Leeds to take action, carry naloxone, and help save lives. 86 drug related deaths were registered in Leeds in 2024
To mark International Overdose Awareness Day, Forward Leeds will be giving out advice in Leeds city centre on Tuesday 31 August 2021 about what to do if you suspect someone is overdosing. As part of their response to the increasing number of people dying as a result of drugs each
Forward Leeds, the city’s drug and alcohol service is helping to raise awareness of how you can help in the event of witnessing an overdose. To mark International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), which is held globally each year on 31 August, Director Lee Wilson said: “We want everyone to understand
In an innovative new policy Forward Leeds, the drug and alcohol service for Leeds has been distributing potentially lifesaving kits to clients. The kits contain Naloxone an opiate receptor blocker along with instructions for use. Naloxone can temporarily reverse the effect of opiates such as heroin. It binds with the