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Reasons People Who Use Opioids Do Not Accept or Carry No-Cost Naloxone: Qualitative Interview Study

JMIR Formative Research, 2020
Background Many people use opioids and are at risk of overdose. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist used to counter the effects of opioid overdose. There is an increased availability of naloxone in New York City; however, many who use opioids decline no ...
Alex S. Bennett, R. Freeman, D. D. Des Jarlais, I. Aronson   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Naloxone and Metabolites Quantification in Cord Blood of Prenatally Exposed Newborns and Correlations with Maternal Concentrations

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2016
Objective To quantify naloxone and metabolite concentrations in newborns prenatally exposed to sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone and to correlate neonatal and maternal metabolite concentrations.
Samantha L. Wiegand, Madeleine J. Swortwood, Marilyn A. Huestis, John Thorp, Hendreé E. Jones, Neeta L. Vora   +5 more
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It's what the community demands: Results of community‐based emergency opioid overdose trainings

Public Health Nursing, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 44-53, January/February 2023., 2023
Abstract Objectives In response to a surge of drug overdoses involving polysubstance use among Atlanta service industry workers that resulted in the deaths of five people in the Atlanta area in the summer of 2021, a local community of harm reductionists and nurses organized opioid education and naloxone distribution (OEND) training sessions ...
Sarah Febres‐Cordero, Daniel J. Smith, Abigail Z. Wulkan, Abigail Julier Béliveau, Andy Gish, Stella Zine, Laurie Fugitt, Nicholas A. Giordano   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Perceptions of Community Pharmacy-Based Naloxone Services: A National Cross-Sectional Survey

Pharmacy, 2022
Little is known about the general public’s perceptions regarding community pharmacist-delivered naloxone services at the national level. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to describe the US general public’s awareness, knowledge, beliefs, comfort,
Lindsey A. Hohmann, Zach Krauss, Jitisha Patel, Grace T. Marley   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Police Officers’ Views of Naloxone and Drug Treatment: Does Greater Overdose Response Lead to More Negativity?

, 2020
Police officers and emergency personnel are on the frontlines of the opioid crisis. This research examines police officer attitudes about naloxone administration, drug treatment, and their role in handling drug-related incidents through an online survey.
Jennifer Murphy, B. Russell
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Case report: Successful induction of buprenorphine/naloxone using a microdosing schedule and assertive outreach

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2020
Background The requirement for moderate withdrawal prior to initiation can be a barrier to buprenorphine/naloxone induction. Case presentation We aimed to use a microdosing regimen to initiate regular dosing of buprenorphine/naloxone in a high-risk ...
J. Rozylo, Keren Mitchell, M. Nikoo, S. E. Durante, Skye P. Barbic, D. Lin, S. Mathias, P. Azar   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A novel behavioral fish model of nociception for testing analgesics [PDF]

, 2011
Pain is a major symptom in many medical conditions, and often interferes significantly with a person's quality of life. Although a priority topic in medical research for many years, there are still few analgesic drugs approved for clinical use.
Ana D. Correia, Ashley, Barrallo, Bowman, Braithwaite, Breivik, Breivik, Brunner, Chervova, Chervova, Chervova, Cunha, Dunlop, E. Don Stevens, Ehrensing, Friend, Gonzalez-Nunez, Herrero-Turrion, Le Bars, Mansour, Martin Scholze, Matthes, Newby, Newby, Newby, Nordgreen, Nordgreen, Reilly, Ribeiro, Ribeiro, Sanchez-Simon, Sneddon, Sneddon, Sneddon, Sneddon, Sneddon, Stevens, Stevens, Sérgio R. Cunha, Tukey, Wheeler-Aceto, Zon   +41 more
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Higher doses of naloxone are needed in the synthetic opiod era

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2019
There has been a dramatic increase of deaths due to illicit fentanyl. We examined the pharmacology of fentanyl and reviewed data on the number of repeat doses of naloxone used to treat fentanyl overdoses.
R. Moss, D. Carlo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Use of a novel prescribing approach for the treatment of opioid use disorder: Buprenorphine/naloxone micro-dosing - a case series.

Drug and Alcohol Review, 2020
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Buprenorphine/naloxone is an evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder, but an identified limitation is the period of required opioid abstinence prior to induction on the medication.
R. Brar, N. Fairbairn, Christy Sutherland, S. Nolan   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Accessibility of Naloxone in Pharmacies Registered Under the Illinois Standing Order

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: To expand access to naloxone, the state of Illinois implemented a standing order allowing registered pharmacies to dispense the drug without an individual prescription.
P. Quincy Moore, Kaitlin Ellis, Patricia Simmer, Mweya Waetjen, Ellen Almirol, Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, Mai T. Pho   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source