Is naloxone a risky drug to use?
Paul Dietze: No, it’s not, the good thing about naloxone is that it really has very limited impact if the person hasn’t had opiates. There’s a little bit of indication that it does affect people who have had alcohol but realistically it has very little impact on individuals. And there’s very little indication that naloxone distribution has had any negative impact. One of the good things is, and we need to keep this in mind, is that any wider distribution program needs to be undertaken in the context of a significant amount of training for the person who’s going to administer the drug and so most of the programs that have been implemented around the world have actually involved a significant amount of training. For example in Berlin the program involved a good two and a half, three hour session with a medical practitioner who explained the whole basis of what an overdose is and how to respond and how to respond using naloxone. And indications from that program are that the peers in this