Overdose Awareness Day

August 31 was Overdose Awareness Day.

Please see message below for an important new resource on this important IDU-related health issue.

Rob




Dear Colleagues,



Though overdose related death is preventable, it remains one of the leading causes of death among people who inject drugs. The Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN), to mark Overdose Awareness Day, August 31, has created a report highlighting the situation in our region and making recommendations for action. The report is available for download:



In English: http://www.harm-reduction.org/od/OD_EHRN_Report_en.pdf (PDF, 800 KB)

In Russian: http://www.harm-reduction.org/od/OD_EHRN_Report_rus.pdf (PDF, 1.2 MB)



Also please find attached a press release, backgrounder and a list of useful resources.Please feel free to distribute widely.



Your feedback is welcome as we want to seek ways to cooperate to better address this critical issue. We ask everybody to recognize the importance of this issue and take action!



Kind regards!
Katya

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Jekaterina Navicke
Information Coordinator
Eurasian Harm Reduction Network



Siauliu St. 5/1 -21, Vinius, Lithuania LT-01133
Tel.: +370 5 269 1600, +370 652 00 523
Fax: +370 5 269 1601
katya@harm-reduction.org
www.harm-reduction.org