Overdose prevention centres in the UK

Adam Holland; Magdalena Harris; Matthew Hickman; Dan Lewer; Gillian W Shorter; Jason Horsley; Martin Powell; Maggie Rae

doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00038-X

Overdose prevention centres in the UK

Adam Holland^*
, Magdalena Harris
, Matthew Hickman
, Dan Lewer
, Gillian W Shorter
, Jason Horsley
, Martin Powell
, Maggie Rae

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Psychology

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

10 Citations (Scopus)

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e196-e197
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Lancet Public Health
Volume	7
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00038-X
Publication status	Published - 01 Mar 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

overdose prevention centres
enhanced harm reduction
opioids
naloxone
drug related deaths

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Overdose prevention centres in the UK
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
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4 Invited talk
2 Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
1 Public lecture/debate/seminar

Policing overdose prevention centres, drug consumption rooms, and safe consumption sites: evidence review and lessons from the UK's first OPC in Glasgow
Shorter, G. (Invited speaker)
26 Mar 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
An overdose prevention centre for Belfast: Five lessons from the UK’s first drug consumption room
Shorter, G. (Speaker) & Krykant, P. (Advisor)
30 Mar 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
A vehicle for change: The UK's first overdose prevention site
Shorter, G. (Keynote speaker)
07 Mar 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference

RTS Radio Télévision Suisse - Les nitazènes, ces opioïdes surpuissants qui inquiètent l’Europe
Shorter, G.
12/09/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
RTS Radio Télévision Suisse - Breakfast radio on Nitazenes, synthetic opioids, and the drugs death crisis in UK and Ireland
Shorter, G.
11/08/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
BBC Evening Extra: Expert comment on drug use in abandoned buildings in Belfast and call for Drug Consumption Rooms/Overdose Prevention Centres
Shorter, G.
17/04/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment

10 Citations
1 Commissioned report

The Case for Overdose Prevention Centres: Voices from Sandwell
Southwell, M., Scher, B., Harris, M. & Shorter, G., 31 Jul 2022, London: Drug Science. 68 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

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Overdose prevention centres in the UK

UN SDGs

Keywords

Access to Document

Activities

Policing overdose prevention centres, drug consumption rooms, and safe consumption sites: evidence review and lessons from the UK's first OPC in Glasgow

An overdose prevention centre for Belfast: Five lessons from the UK’s first drug consumption room

A vehicle for change: The UK's first overdose prevention site

Press/Media

RTS Radio Télévision Suisse - Les nitazènes, ces opioïdes surpuissants qui inquiètent l’Europe

RTS Radio Télévision Suisse - Breakfast radio on Nitazenes, synthetic opioids, and the drugs death crisis in UK and Ireland

BBC Evening Extra: Expert comment on drug use in abandoned buildings in Belfast and call for Drug Consumption Rooms/Overdose Prevention Centres

Research output

The Case for Overdose Prevention Centres: Voices from Sandwell

Cite this