Wider police use of naloxone could save lives and build stronger trust with drug users, says report

30th June 2025Sarah Gibbons, Contributing Editor, Policing Insight

A Home Office-commissioned evaluation of the UK police use of naloxone highlights that not only is the opioid overdose reversal medication a potential life-saver, but its wider carriage by officers could help to build more trust and stronger relationships with drug-using communities – if challenges can be addressed around training and data collection, collaboration with healthcare agencies on handover and aftercare, and officers’ own stigma around drug users, reports Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons.

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Wider police use of naloxone could save lives and build stronger trust with drug users, says report

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