Scotland Harm Reduction & SIMD Mortality Modeler

Evidence-based epidemiological tool evaluating policy alternatives to street pills and needles

Model Ready

Policy Presets

NHS Health Board

Interventions & Clinical Alternatives

Supervised Consumption (SDCF) 65%

Heroin-Assisted Tx (HAT/Diamorphine) 25%

Long-Acting Buprenorphine (Buvidal) 50%

Naloxone Saturation 80%

Point-of-Care Drug Checking 60%

Synthetic Potency Factor (Nitazenes/Benzos) 1.45x

Projected Lives Saved

0% reduction

SIMD Q1 Mortality

0.0

Per 100k (Base: 0.0)

SIMD Inequality Ratio

0.0x

Q1 vs Q5 baseline: 15.3x

A&E / Ambulance Offsets

Emergency callouts averted

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) Mortality Gradient (Per 100k)

Intervention Risk Reductions by Channel

Baseline calibrated to National Records of Scotland (NRS) drug-misuse mortality registries. Deprivation gradient reflects severe multi-substance overdose vulnerability in urban Scottish communities.