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Overdose education and naloxone distribution program design informed by people who use drugs and naloxone distributors [PDF]
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.
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Intranasal naloxone and related strategies for opioid overdose intervention by nonmedical personnel: a review [PDF]
Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2017 Christa R Lewis,1,2 Hoa T Vo,1 Marc Fishman1,3 1Maryland Treatment Centers, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2Department of Psychology, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA; 3Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Abstract ...
Lewis CR, Vo HT, Fishman M
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Association of Naloxone Coprescription Laws With Naloxone Prescription Dispensing in the United States [PDF]
JAMA Network Open, 2019 Key Points Question Are legal mandates for naloxone coprescription associated with increases in naloxone prescription dispensing? Findings In this population-based, state-level cohort study using data from retail pharmacies in all 50 states and the ...
Minji Sohn +4 more
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Naloxone Use in Novel Potent Opioid and Fentanyl Overdoses in Emergency Department Patients
JAMA Network Open, 2023 Key Points Question What are the naloxone requirements and clinical sequelae of emergency department patients with novel potent opioid (NPO) overdose exposures?
A. Amaducci +11 more
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Anesthesiology, 2023 Opioids are effective analgesics, but they can have harmful adverse effects, such as addiction and potentially fatal respiratory depression. Naloxone is currently the only available treatment for reversing the negative effects of opioids, including ...
Maarten A van Lemmen +10 more
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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 +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 +6 more
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American Journal of Public Health, 2021 Background. Opioids contribute tomore than 60 000 deaths annually in North America. While the expansion of overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) programs has been recommended in response to the opioid crisis, their effectiveness remains ...
A. Razaghizad +8 more
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Annals medicus, 2022 Introduction Implementing public health vending machines (PHVMs) is an evidence-based strategy for mitigating substance use-associated morbidity and mortality via the dispensation of essential supplies to people who use drugs, including overdose ...
Sean T. Allen +9 more
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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 +4 more
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