Reducing drug-related harms in Sandwell: the need and feasibility of an overdose prevention service

Alex Stevens; Mat Southwell; Ben Scher; Gillian Shorter; Sandeep Kenth

Reducing drug-related harms in Sandwell: the need and feasibility of an overdose prevention service

Alex Stevens
, Mat Southwell
, Ben Scher
, Gillian Shorter
, Sandeep Kenth

School of Psychology

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Original language	English
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Drug Science
Commissioning body	Drug Science
Number of pages	40
Publication status	Published - 06 Jun 2022

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Presented at the House of Commons 6/6/2022 - hosted by Jeff Smith MP

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

overdose prevention service
opioids
drug consumption room
participatory research
ethnography
harm reduction

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Reducing drug-related harms in Sandwell: the need and feasibility of an overdose prevention service
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2 Invited talk
1 Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
1 Public lecture/debate/seminar

The UK's first overdose prevention centre: Making space in Glasgow
Shorter, G. (Keynote speaker)
26 Feb 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Academic Expert Panelist on overdose prevention centres event hosted by Extern with screening of the film Love in the time of Fentanyl
Shorter, G. (Invited speaker)
12 Dec 2022
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Overdose prevention services
Shorter, G. (Speaker)
30 Jun 2022
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

(National) Recovery Island Discs: Build on Belief
Shorter, G.
14/09/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
BBC Newsline Overdose prevention centres
Shorter, G.
23/06/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
BBC Evening Extra: Top story on drug consumption rooms
Shorter, G.
23/06/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment

1 Commissioned report
1 Article

Exploring the need for overdose prevention centers in England: a qualitative community-based participatory study on the perspectives of people who use drugs in public and semi-public environments
Scher, B. D., Southwell, M., Harris, M., Stevens, A., Chrisinger, B. W., Humphreys, D. K. & Shorter, G. W., Jun 2025, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 140, 12 p., 104816.
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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.
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