Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 18091
Naloxone: Prisoners
Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has plans to publish guidance on the issuing of naloxone to those leaving prison with a history of opioid use.
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonThe Department has published clinical guidance on drug misuse and dependence which includes a section on the criminal justice system and stresses that take-home naloxone for previously heroin-dependent prisoners is important as they leave prison and enter...
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