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<p>The Department is working to expand access to naloxone, and to increase the availability
of this life saving medicine. We will shortly update legislation to enable more services
and individuals to provide take-home supplies of naloxone without a prescription.
This follows a public consultation in which the responses were overwhelmingly supportive
of our proposals. The consultation outcome is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposals-to-expand-access-to-take-home-naloxone-supplies"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposals-to-expand-access-to-take-home-naloxone-supplies</a></p><p>These
changes mean naloxone can be given to a family member or friend of a person who is
known to be using opiates, and to professionals working with people who use these
drugs, to save lives in the event of an overdose.</p><p>Whilst the government has
no current plans to place naloxone alongside public access defibrillators, we are
committed to making naloxone as accessible as possible to those who need it. We are
therefore considering the feasibility and potential benefits of a range of options,
including making naloxone available in locked boxes in public places.</p><p>We have
also launched a £5 million fund to tackle drug deaths across the United Kingdom, which
is funding research projects that are considering other innovative ways to make naloxone
more readily available. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/5-million-fund-to-tackle-fatal-drug-deaths-across-the-uk"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/5-million-fund-to-tackle-fatal-drug-deaths-across-the-uk</a></p>
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