Life-saving naloxone drug was administered 461 times last year 

HSE national social inclusion team member and the naloxone project lead, Jenny Smyth, said: 'It’s really important for family members of drug users to recognise an opioid overdose.' Picture: Michael Donnelly

Naloxone, the potentially life-saving anti-overdose drug, was administered on 461 occasions nationwide last year, with 16% of those administrations made in Cork.

Figures provided by the HSE also showed that, so far this year, there have been 242 administrations nationwide — 19% of which were made in Cork.