Table HSR-8. Responses to drug related deaths in Europe [see all tables in this series...]

Part (i) Provision of selected responses to reduce drug related deaths in 26 EU countries, 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)		Extensive	Rare	Rare	Rare
Belgium (French community)		Limited	Does not exist	Rare	Rare
Bulgaria		No information	No information	No information	Rare
Czech Republic		Extensive	Extensive	Extensive	Full
Denmark		Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited
Germany		Extensive	No information	Limited	Full
Estonia		Rare	Rare	Does not exist	Rare
Ireland		Limited	Extensive	Extensive	Extensive
Greece		Limited	Extensive	Extensive	Extensive
Spain		Limited	Limited	Limited	Extensive
France		Limited	No information	No information	No information
Italy		Extensive	Extensive	Extensive	No information
Cyprus		Limited	Limited	Limited	Rare
Latvia		Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare
Lithuania		Full	Full	Full	Full
Luxembourg		Limited	Limited	Limited	Rare
Hungary		Rare	Rare	Does not exist	Rare
Malta		:	:	:	:
Netherlands		Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited
Austria		Extensive	Limited	Rare	Limited
Poland		Limited	Rare	Rare	Limited
Portugal		Full	Does not exist	Does not exist	Full
Romania		Limited	Rare	Rare	Rare
Slovenia		Extensive	Limited	Extensive	Rare
Slovakia		Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare
Finland		Extensive	Extensive	Limited	Extensive
Sweden		Limited	Extensive	Limited	Rare
United Kingdom		Extensive	Extensive	Limited	Full
Croatia		:	:	:	:
Turkey		Does not exist	Limited	Does not exist	Rare
Norway		Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited

Notes:

 : indicates data not available 

 (1) Based on the question: "Please estimate in how far the selected response measures have been provided to problem drug users over the past 12 months." 

 Rating Scale           

  Full: Nearly all members of target group have received the service during the last year at least once            

  Extensive: A majority of the target group (but not nearly all of them) have received the service during the last year at least once           

  Limited: More than a few members of target group (but not a majority of them) have received the service during the last year at least once           

  Rare: Just a few members of target group have received the service during the last year at least once           

 (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: "Please rate the level of provision of risk reduction and overdose response training for problem drug users: 

 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 2008 

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