Our second episode of #factsmatter is all about stigma, overdose prevention and the life saving drug, Naloxone. We dedicate this episode to the life of Dan Bigg and his invaluable contribution to harm reduction.

Here our some awesome resources and citations, because facts matter!

Strang, J., Bird, S.M. & Parmar, M.K.B. J. 2013. “Take-Home Emergency Naloxone to Prevent Heroin Overdose Deaths after Prison Release: Rationale and Practicalities for the N-ALIVE Randomized Trial.” Journal of Urban Health. Binswanger, Ingrid A. et al. 2007. “Release from Prison — A High Risk of Death for Former Inmates.” The New England journal of medicine Krinsky, Clarissa S. et al. 2009 “Drugs, Detention, and Death: A Study of the Mortality of Recently Released Prisoners.” The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and PathologyHuffington post piece on stigma and how it creates barriers https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-stigma-of-addiction-is-more-dangerous-than-drug_us_5968ee14e4b06a2c8edb45fe