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Learning a life-saving skill to reverse drug overdose: The programme teaching nursing students how to administer naloxone to prevent deaths due to opioid overdose.

  • Published In: Mental Health Practice, 2025, v. 28, n. 4. P. 12 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Pearce, Lynne 3 of 3

Abstract

Drug-related deaths in the UK are rising – they went up 15% in 2023. But teaching nursing students to use the life-saving medication naloxone could have an impact on deaths due to accidental overdose, says University of Bradford assistant professor of mental health nursing Natalie Finch. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Mental Health Practice. 2025/07, Vol. 28, Issue 4, p12
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:1465-8720
  • DOI:10.7748/mhp.28.4.12.s5
  • Accession Number:186343852
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