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Breakaway 2026: festival prepares with naloxone and overdose-prevention education

Festival safety's new direction isn't only about security and crowd management. Breakaway, working with the organisation End Overdose, is bringing life-saving equipment and knowledge directly to its audience.

FestivalTV editorial team
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Breakaway Music Festival's partnership with End Overdose gives attendees access to naloxone and knowledge for use in the event of an overdose.

Today, festival safety is a combination of crowd management, healthcare, heat protection, mental-health support, drug-use prevention and harm reduction.

Summary

Festival safety's new direction isn't only about security and crowd management. Breakaway, working with the organisation End Overdose, is bringing life-saving equipment and knowledge directly to its audience.

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