Rethinking Overdose Intervention
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Originally Published: 01/12/2015
Post Date: 01/15/2015
by Jamie Bridge | TEDxBedford
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Jamie Bridge, Senior Policy Manager at the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), youtube presentation on naloxone for overdose prevention
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Jamie Bridge is a passionate advocate for drug services and drug policy reform in order to protect the rights, health and well-being of vulnerable people around the world.
Jamie Bridge is Senior Policy Manager at the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) – a global network that promotes debate about our approach to drugs. Jamie also runs the “Support. Don’t Punish” campaign. Prior to joining IDPC, Jamie was Technical Officer at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Geneva. He began his career at the drug services in Bedford, before earning an MSc in Drug Policy and moving on to Harm Reduction International (HRI) in London. Jamie is currently on the HRI Board of Directors, and is also Chair of the National Needle Exchange Forum (NNEF).