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Overdose education and naloxone distribution program design informed by people who use drugs and naloxone distributors

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023
People who use drugs (PWUD) are the most directly affected by the overdose epidemic. However, they are not often targets of overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) programs.
Michael Enich, Rachel Flumo, Stephanie Campos, Netanya Flores, Nora Sullivan, Jenna Mellor, Caitlin O'Neill, Amesika N. Nyaku   +7 more
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Reciprocal influences between overdose experiences and naloxone access among people who use drugs utilizing a syringe services program: a cross-lagged panel model [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background The opioid epidemic continues to be one of the most pressing public health crises in the United States, with more than 80,000 overdose deaths in 2024.
Marina Plesons, Tyler Bartholomew, Hansel Tookes, Daniel Feaster   +3 more
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Beyond access: improving real-world naloxone use to address the opioid overdose epidemic [PDF]

International Journal of Emergency Medicine
James Neuenschwander, R. Gentry Wilkerson, Scott G. Weiner   +2 more
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Optimizing naloxone distribution to prevent opioid overdose fatalities: results from piloting the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach within syringe service programs

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Opioid overdose fatalities are preventable with timely administration of naloxone, an opioid antagonist, during an opioid overdose event. Syringe service programs have pioneered naloxone distribution for potential bystanders of opioid overdose.
Sheila V. Patel, Lynn D. Wenger, Alex H. Kral, Kenneth Sherr, Anjuli D. Wagner, Peter J. Davidson, Barrot H. Lambdin   +6 more
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Practical implications of naloxone knowledge among suburban people who use opioids

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Naloxone distribution programs have been a cornerstone of the public health response to the overdose crisis in the USA. Yet people who use opioids (PWUO) continue to face a number of barriers accessing naloxone, including not knowing where it ...
Kristin E. Schneider, Glenna J. Urquhart, Saba Rouhani, Ju Nyeong Park, Miles Morris, Sean T. Allen, Susan G. Sherman   +6 more
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Pharmacy Students’ Perceptions and Stigma Surrounding Naloxone Use in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder: A Mixed Methods Evaluation

Pharmacy, 2020
Pharmacists represent a key group of healthcare professionals that can increase awareness and destigmatize naloxone use. The objective of this study was to investigate pharmacy student perceptions of the use, dispensing, and stigma surrounding naloxone ...
Alina Cernasev, Michael P. Veve, Taylor Talbott, Elizabeth A. Hall, Kenneth C. Hohmeier   +4 more
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Adverse events related to bystander naloxone administration in cases of suspected opioid overdose in British Columbia: An observational study.

PLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionTake-Home Naloxone programs have been introduced across North America in response to rising opioid overdose deaths. There is currently limited real-world data on bystander naloxone administration, overdose outcomes, and evidence related to ...
Amina Moustaqim-Barrette, Kristi Papamihali, Sierra Williams, Max Ferguson, Jessica Moe, Roy Purssell, Jane A Buxton   +6 more
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Investigating Community Pharmacy Take Home Naloxone Dispensing during COVID-19: The Impact of One Public Health Crisis on Another

Pharmacy, 2021
A recent report found that the number of opioid-related deaths in Ontario in the first 15 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic was 38.2% higher than in the 15 weeks before the pandemic.
George Daskalakis, Ashley Cid, Kelly Grindrod, Michael A. Beazely   +3 more
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Harm reduction behaviors are associated with carrying naloxone among patients on methadone treatment

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Despite the widespread availability of naloxone, US opioid overdose rates continue to rise. The “Cascade of Care” (CoC) is a public health approach that identifies steps in achieving specific outcomes and has been used to identify gaps in ...
Zofia Kozak, Daniel Ciccarone, Johannes Thrul, Thomas O. Cole, Alexander L. Pappas, Aaron D. Greenblatt, Christopher Welsh, Mark Yoon, Donald Gann, E. Erin Artigiani, Eric D. Wish, Annabelle M. Belcher   +11 more
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Nobody Wants to Be Narcan’d: A Pilot Qualitative Analysis of Drug Users’ Perspectives on Naloxone

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Bystander naloxone distribution is an important component of public health initiatives to decrease opioid-related deaths. While there is evidence supporting naloxone distribution programs, the effects of increasing naloxone availability on ...
Jeffrey T. Lai, Charlotte E. Goldfine, Brittany P. Chapman, Melissa M. Taylor, Rochelle K. Rosen, Stephanie P. Carreiro, Kavita M. Babu   +6 more
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