Every day in the UK, people are dying because of drugs and in many cases these involve opioids such as heroin or fentanyl.
What is especially tragic is that some of these people may have been saved if naloxone had been available.
Naloxone is a safe, lifesaving medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose. It’s proven, effective, and yet, access across the UK remains patchy and unequal.
Too many lives are lost to overdoses that could have been rapidly treated. Naloxone can buy time, save lives and give people another chance, but only if it’s available where and when it’s needed.
We believe that drug-related deaths are a community issue that requires a community response.
That’s why we’re asking you to contact your local MP and urge them to speak with local councils, businesses and community organisations to raise awareness of naloxone and support efforts to ensure it is available to people who need it. This can be used alongside our Local Naloxone Campaign Toolkit, which can be found here.
It is vital that as many MPs as possible raise the profile of this issue in their constituencies. Please contact your local MP today and help us save lives.
Your voice could make all the difference.
Will you help us?
