Why are drug-related deaths increasing when they are preventable?

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

Overdose deaths are preventable. Why are effective public health responses not adopted by governments?

Drug-related deaths and drug policy

Period	24 Oct 2019

Title	Why are drug-related deaths increasing when they are preventable?
Media name/outlet	RTE Brainstorm
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	Ireland
Date	24/10/19
Description	Opinion: a wide range of public health responses, including supervised injecting rooms, have proven effective elsewhere
URL	https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2019/1023/1085144-why-are-drug-related-deaths-increasing-when-they-are-preventable/
Persons	Vanessa Gstrein