TAKING ACTION TO REDUCE SCOTLAND'S DRUG-RELATED DEATHS: The Scottish Executive Response to the Scottish Advisory Committee on Drug Misuse Drug-related Deaths Working Group, Report and Recommendations

TAKING ACTION TO REDUCE SCOTLAND'S DRUG-RELATED DEATHS: The Scottish Executive Response to the Scottish Advisory Committee on Drug Misuse Drug-related Deaths Working Group, Report and Recommendations

Description	Scottish Executive response to the Scottish Advisory Committee on Drug Misuse Drug-related Deaths Working Group, Report and Recommendations
ISBN	0-7559-4922-6
Official Print Publication Date	December 2005
Website Publication Date	December 13, 2005

ISBN 0 7559 4922 6

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CONTENTS

MINISTERIAL FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATIONS
1.Improving Responses to Overdoses
2.Perceived Barriers to Contacting Emergency Services
3.Need for Further Research
4.Improving the Quality of Existing Responses
5.New and Innovative Treatments
6.Developing Existing Approaches
7.Targeting those at Greatest Risk
8.Service Integration, Recording and Information Sharing
9.Training for Service Professionals, Staff and the Voluntary Sector
10.Planning and Co-ordination of Response
11.Monitoring Drug-related Deaths
12.Establishment of a National Confidential Inquiry
GLOSSARY

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