Take Home Naloxone Programme
The Scottish Government is supporting the roll out of the National Naloxone Programme, in partnership with NHS Boards, local Alcohol & Drug Partnerships and the Scottish Prison Service.
Take Home Naloxone is available to anyone at risk of opiate overdose, friends or family members.
Naloxone is a prescription only medication which temporarily block the effects of opiate drugs such as Heroin or Methadone. It can be given by injection to reverse the effects of an opiate overdose, providing more time for an ambulance to be called and treatment to be administered. Naloxone has the potential to save lives and the intention of this national programme is to increase the availability of naloxone so that it is more likely to be used during an opiate overdose. This is being delivered by providing take-home naloxone kits, supported by specific training, to people considered to be at risk of opiate overdose.
Take Home Naloxone is available from the following services:
- NHS Borders Addictions Service (Borders Wide) - Tel: 01896 664430
- We Are With You Borders (Borders Wide) - Tel: 01896 757843
- Gala Pharmacy
- Rowlands Pharmacy Kelso
- Lindsay & Gilmour Pharmacy (Selkirk, Hawick)
- GLM Romanes Pharmacy (Duns, Eyemouth and Coldstream)
- Jedburgh Pharmacy
- T N Crosby (Hawick)
- HHCC Pharmacy (Hawick)
- M Farren Ltd (Innerleithen)
- Lauder Pharmacy
- Eildon Pharmacy (Newtown St Boswells)
- Right Medicine Pharmacy Ltd (Selkirk/Peebles)
- Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs www.sfad.org.uk
- IEP/Naloxone Resource Card
For further information on how to access naloxone or training on how to administer, please contact the following:
- NHS Borders addictions Service (Borders Wide) - Tel: 01896 664430
- We Are With You Borders (Borders Wide) - Tel: 01896 757843
Further information on naloxone can be accessed by visiting www.naloxone.org.uk