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Table 2 Harm reduction interventions

From: Lisbon’s COVID 19 response: harm reduction interventions for people who use alcohol and other drugs in emergency shelters

Service

Providers

Uptake, when known

Mobile drug consumption room

NGOs GAT/Médicos do Mundo

22 people

10 visits daily

Needle and syringe program/crack pipes

NGOs Crescer/GAT/Médicos do Mundo

4029 needles/syringes

155 crack pipes

Training in overdose response, nasal naloxone distribution

NGOs GAT/Médicos do Mundo

63 people trained (staff and clients)

Treatment to prevent alcohol withdrawal syndrome (Diazepam (10 mg); Thiamine, Folate and Tiapride (100 mg), 2 × daily)

NHS: Unidade de Alcoologia de Lisboa

22 people