The families and carers of injecting drug users will be given training in how to respond to overdoses and how to administer a drug called naloxone in the event of a heroin overdose in a groundbreaking new scheme to help save lives, the National Treatment Agency (NTA) announced today. 16 sites in England have been given the go ahead to pilot the scheme, involving around 950 family members and carers, who are often the ones to encounter someone overdosing.  Read the media release.