Drug Addicts get text overdose advice

The BBC reports on The Swansea Drugs Project in the UK, which is asking drug addicts to sign up for text messages on what to do if they overdose and how to reduce their addiction risks.

Messages such as the following will be sent out:

DUMPING WORKS ( gizmos, spokes, spoons or fliters in public spaces is NOT OK. Keep everybody safe and dispose of them properly.

OVERDOSE:If someone is going to inject it is safer NOT to use on their own. Don't mix drugs.

NEVER SHARE cookers, spikes, spoons or filters. Identify your own works to avoid any mix ups.

Project director Ifor Glyn said their ultimate goal for users was complete abstinence, but the texts were a way of keeping drug users engaged with them.

But Tory AM Alun Cairns said any texts should try to get people off drugs instead.

emily | 7:17 PM | Health Issues and SMS Alerts |
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