'Implement plans' to cut overdoses - Merchants Quay Ireland

The government needs to increase access to naloxone, a so-called heroin 'overdose antidote', to reduce the number of deaths associated with overdoses, charities said. File Picture: Getty

The Government has been called on to fully implement the National Drugs Strategy by ensuring greater access to a life-saving ‘overdose antidote’ and funding more detox and rehabilitation beds.

The calls from Merchants Quay Ireland marked International Overdose Day.