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Direct linkBird, Sheila M.; Parmar, Mahesh K. B.; Strang, John – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2015
Aims: Scotland was the first country to adopt take-home naloxone (THN) as a funded public health policy. We summarise the background and rigorous set-up for before/after monitoring to assess the impact on high-risk opiate-fatalities. Methods: Evidence-synthesis of prospectively monitored small-scale THN schemes led to a performance indicator for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Drug Abuse, Prevention, Death
Strang, John; Manning, Victoria; Mayet, Soraya; Titherington, Emily; Offor, Liz; Semmler, Claudia; Williams, Anna – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2008
Aim: To assess (a) carers' experiences of witnessing overdose; (b) their training needs; and (c) their interest in receiving training in overdose management. Design: Postal questionnaire distributed through consenting participating local carer group coordinators in England. Sample: 147 carers attending local support groups for friends and families…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Drug Abuse, Narcotics, Prevention
Newbery, Natasha; McCambridge, Jim; Strang, John – Health Education, 2007
Purpose: The feasibility of a community-level drug prevention intervention based upon the principles of motivational interviewing within a further education college was investigated in a pilot study. Design/methodology/approach: The implementation over the course of a single term of "Let's Talk about Drugs" was studied with both action…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Action Research, Narcotics
