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Table HSR-8. Responses to drug related deaths in Europe

Part(i) Availability of selected responses to reduce drug related deaths in the EU, Norway and Turkey (expert ratings)

Country	Overdose information material (1)	Individual overdose risk assessment (1)	Overdose response training (1), (2)	Risk education on drug related deaths (3)
Belgium (Flemish community)	No information	Limited	Limited	Limited
Belgium (French community)	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare
Bulgaria	Limited	Not available	Limited	Not available
Czech Republic	Extensive	Extensive	Limited	Full
Denmark	Rare	Rare	Rare	No information
Germany	No information	No information	No information	No information
Estonia	Limited	Not available	Not available	Rare
Ireland	No information	No information	No information	No information
Greece	Limited	Extensive	Extensive	Extensive
Spain	Limited	Limited	Limited	Extensive
France	Extensive	Rare	Rare	No information
Italy	Full	Full	Full	Full
Cyprus	Rare	Extensive	Rare	Rare
Latvia	Limited	Rare	Limited	Limited
Lithuania	Full	Full	Extensive	Full
Luxembourg	Limited	Limited	Limited	Extensive
Hungary	Limited	Not available	Rare	Not available
Malta	Full	Full	Full	Not available
Netherlands	Extensive	Extensive	Limited	Full
Austria	Extensive	Limited	Rare	Limited
Poland	Extensive	Extensive	Extensive	Limited
Portugal	Full	Extensive	Extensive	Full
Romania	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare
Slovenia	Extensive	Extensive	Rare	Rare
Slovakia	Rare	Not available	Rare	Rare
Finland	Extensive	Extensive	Limited	Extensive
Sweden	Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited
United Kingdom	Extensive	Extensive	Limited	Full
Croatia	Full	Full	No information	No information
Turkey	No information	Not available	no information	Not available
Norway	Rare	Rare	Rare	Limited

Notes:

(1) Based on the question: 'Please assess the current availability of selected response measures that aim at the prevention of acute drug-related deaths and problem drug-related emergencies in relation to the needs of problem drug users, judging the degree to which service capacity matches the demand'

Reitox NFP's expert rating

Full: nearly all persons in need would obtain it

Extensive: a majority (but not nearly all of them) would obtain it

Limited: more than a few but not a majority of them would obtain it

Rare: just a few of them would obtain it

(2) Overdose response training was defined as: One-to-one or group education sessions on risks, prevention of risks and on management of overdoses. This training should include: information on risk situations and risky behaviour, how to recognise overdoses, and how to respond adequately (at least the recovery position).

(3) Based on the question: 'Risk education and overdose response training for problem drug users is provided in:'

Reitox NFP's expert rating scale

Full: In nearly all relevant cities or towns. (‘Relevant’ = where the size of the target population is sufficient for the implementation of the intervention.)

Extensive: In a majority of relevant cities (but not in nearly all of them)

Limited: In more than a few relevant cities (but not in a majority of them)

Rare: In just a few relevant cities

See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

Sources:

Structured Questionnaire on 'Prevention and Reduction of Health-Related Harm associated with drug use' (SQ 23/29), submitted by NFPs in 2011

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