International Overdose Awareness Day
- Submitted by: Clare Adamson, Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2024
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Motion reference: S6M-13899
That the Parliament marks 31 August 2024 as International Overdose Awareness Day; understands that this is the world's largest campaign to end overdose, remember, without stigma, those who have died and acknowledge the grief of families and friends left behind; notes that the theme for 2024 is "Together We Can", highlighting the power of the community when people stand together; believes that drug-related deaths have a profound impact on individuals, families and the broader community and recognises the importance of overdose awareness; considers that naloxone is a life-saving drug that reverses the potentially fatal effects of opioid overdose and is used to provide crucial time for emergency services to arrive and administer further life-saving treatment, and commends Scotland’s National Naloxone Programme in its continued attempt to prevent fatal overdoses, with Scotland, it understands, the first country in the world to introduce a national naloxone treatment, and to empower and encourage communities throughout the country to take part in the naloxone training programme.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Stephanie Callaghan, Foysol Choudhury, Jackie Dunbar, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, John Mason, Stuart McMillan, Kevin Stewart