At least 22 lives saved by emergency overdose drug in three years

Naloxone rapidly reverses the effects of opioid overdose. Picture: Maura Hickey

The HSE has estimated that at least 22 people's lives were saved over a three-year period thanks to receiving the emergency drug naloxone, which is used to treat those who have overdosed.

The figure is contained in a new HSE report on the use of the drug in addiction and homeless service providers.