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Harm Reduction Services

1. Opioid Substitution Treatment Service

  1. Opioid Substitution Treatment : Northern Ireland Supplementary Guidance for Community Pharmacists 2019 (Version 1.1)  Updated January 2021
  2. Opioid Substitution Treatment : Cover letter issued with Northern Ireland Supplementary Guidance for Community Pharmacists 2019 (July 2019)
  3. Drug Misuse and Dependence : UK Guidelines on Clinical Management 2017
  4. Learning from Serious Adverse Incident (SAI) : Action Required when a Patient Receiving Oral Substitution Treatment (OST) Misses Doses or Circumstances Change (Jan 2021)
  5. Opioid Substitution Treatment : Addendum to NI Supplementary Guidance for Community Pharmacists 2019 (Jan 2021)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-misuse-and-dependence-uk-guidelines-on-clinical-management

 

2. Needle and Syringe Exchange Service

  1. Needle and Syringe Exchange Scheme Leaflet
  2. Annual Report of the Needle & Syringe Exchange Scheme

 

3.Naloxone

  • References
  1. "Widening the availability of Naloxone" Guidance 2017

   https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/widening-the-availability-of-naloxone/widening-the-availability-of-naloxone

       2.  Take Home Naloxone

http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/publications/take-home-naloxone

 

4. Additional Support Resources

Supporting the nutritional needs of people at risk of harm due to substance use