Providing health education on accidental drug overdose.
There is an association between intravenous drug use and increased risk of death due to overdose. This article reports on the evaluation of a health promotion programme to educate drug users on preventing an overdose and how to deal with an overdose if it occurs.
Branagan
Olive
O
Addiction Service, Dublin, Ireland.
Grogan
Loretto
L
D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D013664:Teaching Materials; D006113:United Kingdom