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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 +6 more
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Patient perspectives on naloxone receipt in the emergency department: a qualitative exploration
Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 Background Emergency departments (EDs) are important venues for the distribution of naloxone to patients at high risk of opioid overdose, but less is known about patient perceptions on naloxone or best practices for patient education and communication ...
Margaret Lowenstein +5 more
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Effect of physical exercise on pain thresholds and plasma beta-endorphins in patients with silent and symptomatic myocardial ischaemia [PDF]
, 1988 In a double-blind study, eight patients with symptomatic myocardial ischaemia and nine with asymptomatic myocardial ischaemia were compared during physical exercise under naloxone (6 mg i.v.) or placebo. Plasma beta-endorphin, cortisol and catecholamines
Roskamm, H. +3 more
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Pharmacy, 2022 Background: Opioid overdoses continue to be one of the most urgent public health priorities. In 2020, reported overdose deaths in the United States reached a high of over 93,000 cases. As the COVID-19 pandemic and opioid crisis continues to be addressed,
Jennifer Courtney +6 more
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Preventive Medicine Reports, 2019 The rate of opioid misuse and overdose continues to increase in rural areas of the U.S. In response, access to naloxone hydrochloride (“naloxone”), an opioid antagonist used to reverse opioid overdose, has increased among both first responders and ...
Tess M. Kilwein +3 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 Background Expanding availability to naloxone is a core harm reduction strategy in efforts to address the opioid epidemic. In the US, state-level legislation is a prominent mechanism to expand naloxone availability through various venues, such as ...
Sean Grant, Rosanna Smart
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The Lancet Public Health, 2022 Summary: Background: The US overdose crisis is driven by fentanyl, heroin, and prescription opioids. One evidence-based policy response has been to broaden naloxone distribution, but how much naloxone a community would need to reduce the incidence of ...
Michael A Irvine, PhD +10 more
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Opiate users' knowledge about overdose prevention and naloxone in New York City: a focus group study
Harm Reduction Journal, 2006 Background Drug-induced and drug-related deaths have been increasing for the past decade throughout the US. In NYC, drug overdose accounts for nearly 900 deaths per year, a figure that exceeds the number of deaths each year from homicide.
Galea Sandro +3 more
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Prehospital naloxone administration – what influences choice of dose and route of administration?
BMC Emergency Medicine, 2020 Background Amidst the ongoing opioid crisis there are debates regarding the optimal route of administration and dosages of naloxone. This applies both for lay people administration and emergency medical services, and in the development of new naloxone ...
Ida Tylleskar +6 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 IntroductionOverdose is a leading cause of death in the United States, especially among people who inject drugs (PWID). Improving naloxone access and carrying among PWID may offset recent increases in overdose mortality associated with the influx of ...
Megan Buresh +5 more
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