Misuse of synthetic opiods - NEPTUNE Expert Group

Information and guidance on the misuse of synthetic opioids for clinicians authored by Dima Abdulrahim and Owen Bowden-Jones on behalf of the NEPTUNE group.

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Advanced Practitioner Jan Erik Paulden

Advanced Practitioner Jan Erik Paulden
AI, naloxone, and preventable deaths: a cautionary tale

In 2022, 4097 people died in England and Wales from drug poisoning (ONS). 2261 of the deaths involved an opiate.
‘My mind pretty much went to mush’: A qualitative exploration of trenbolone in the performance and image enhancing drug community.

A snippet from our December 2023 Clinical Update, edited by Tom Jones
Advanced Practitioner Winsom Powell

Advanced Practitioner Winsom Powell

Clinical Guidelines (2017) - "Orange Book"

Drug Misuse and Dependence - UK Guidelines on Clinical Management. 2017 edition.
Safer Prescribing in Prisons – 2nd Edition January 2019

The second edition of Safer Prescribing in Prisons has drawn on emerging evidence and responded to feedback from the first edition.
Guidance for the use and reduction of misuse of benzodiazepines

Guidance for the use and reduction of misuse of benzodiazepines and other hypnotics and anxiolytics in general practice by Drs Chris Ford and Fergus Law.
Supporting nurse mentors to reduce the barriers to implementing alcohol interventions and brief advice (IBA) in primary care
Naloxone supply protocol

Naloxone is a drug which temporarily reverses the effects of opioids such as heroin, methadone and morphine.
The Management of Pain in People with a Past or current history of addiction

Guidance on how to treat or manage pain in the context of a current addiction or an early, or even established recovery.
Fentanyl Information Sheet - Drugwatch

The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) found that since December 2016, post mortem toxicology results indicate that drug related deaths in the UK were known to be linked to fentanyl or one of its analogues.