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dc.contributor.authorTempleton, Lornaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorValentine, Christineen_UK
dc.contributor.authorFord, Allisonen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMcKell, Jenniferen_UK
dc.contributor.authorVelleman, Richarden_UK
dc.contributor.authorWalter, Tonyen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHay, Gordonen_UK
dc.contributor.authorBauld, Lindaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHollywood, Joanen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-02T22:19:25Z-
dc.date.available2017-03-02T22:19:25Z-
dc.date.issued2017en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/23192-
dc.description.abstractAims: Overdoses contribute disproportionately to drug-related deaths (DRDs) in the UK, yet little is known about the experiences and needs of those who are bereaved by such deaths, and how their experiences and needs might differ from other bereavements associated with substance use. Methods: An interview study with 32 adults in England and Scotland (part of a larger study).  Findings: Five themes describe the core experiences of this group of bereaved people: drug use, the death, official processes, stigma, and overdose awareness and prevention. Together, these findings offer new insights in to the key features of this type of bereavement; for example, living with substance use including previous overdoses, difficult circumstances surrounding the death, having to negotiate the complex procedures involved in processing the death, the stigma such deaths attract, and feelings of guilt, self-blame and an unworthiness to grieve. Conclusions: There are ways in which bereavement following an overdose differs from bereavement following other deaths associated with alcohol or drugs. Understanding the experiences and needs of this marginalised group can help improve support for them. Furthermore, this group’s experience of witnessing and/or responding to previous overdoses indicates the value in prevention programmes targeting relatives/friends.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_UK
dc.relationTempleton L, Valentine C, Ford A, McKell J, Velleman R, Walter T, Hay G, Bauld L & Hollywood J (2017) Bereavement following a fatal overdose: The experiences of adults in England and Scotland. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 24 (1), pp. 58-66. https://doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2015.1127328en_UK
dc.rights© 2016 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectBereavementen_UK
dc.subjectdrugsen_UK
dc.subjectfamiliesen_UK
dc.subjectoverdoseen_UK
dc.subjectqualitativeen_UK
dc.titleBereavement following a fatal overdose: The experiences of adults in England and Scotlanden_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/09687637.2015.1127328en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleDrugs: Education, Prevention, and Policyen_UK
dc.citation.issn1465-3370en_UK
dc.citation.issn0968-7637en_UK
dc.citation.volume24en_UK
dc.citation.issue1en_UK
dc.citation.spage58en_UK
dc.citation.epage66en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emailj.e.mckell@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date22/03/2016en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bathen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bathen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute for Social Marketingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute for Social Marketingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bathen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bathen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationLiverpool John Moores Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute for Social Marketingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBereavement Through Addictionen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000392731200009en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84961390281en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid571851en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-2912-0837en_UK
dc.date.accepted2015-11-15en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2015-11-15en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2016-05-12en_UK
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local.rioxx.authorTempleton, Lorna|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorValentine, Christine|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorFord, Allison|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMcKell, Jennifer|0000-0002-2912-0837en_UK
local.rioxx.authorVelleman, Richard|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorWalter, Tony|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHay, Gordon|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBauld, Linda|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHollywood, Joan|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2016-05-12en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/|2016-05-12|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenameBereavement following a fatal overdose The experiences of adults in England and Scotland.pdfen_UK
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local.rioxx.source0968-7637en_UK
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