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Differential Changes in Expression of Stress- and Metabolic-related Neuropeptides in the Rat Hypothalamus during Morphine Dependence and Withdrawal

, 2013
Chronic morphine treatment and naloxone precipitated morphine withdrawal activates stress-related brain circuit and results in significant changes in food intake, body weight gain and energy metabolism.
Nunez, Cristina, Edina Zelei, M Victoria Milanés, Polyák, Ágnes, Zelei, Edina, Agnes Polyák, Krisztina J Kovács, Kovács, Krisztina J., Cristina Núnez, Milanes, Victoria M., Pintér-Kübler, Bernadett, Ferenczi, Szilamér, Bernadett Pintér-Kübler, Szilamér Ferenczi   +13 more
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What anabolic–androgenic steroids reveal about the limits of current harm reduction models

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Harm reduction has largely been shaped by responses to psychoactive drug use where the most urgent harms are acute. These models focus on overdose, blood‐borne viruses, and rapid‐onset toxicity related harms. When applied wholesale to anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), they obscure the distinctive pharmacology, consumer typologies,
Timothy Piatkowski, Jason M. Nagata, Suzanne Nielsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Police officer knowledge of and attitudes to opioid overdose and naloxone administration: an evaluation of police training in Scotland

In the context of escalating drug-related deaths, during 2021 Police Scotland implemented a pilot project incorporating naloxone training to test the carriage and administration of naloxone by officers. The current paper presents data from the evaluation
Dougall, Nadine J., Murray, Jennifer, Heyman, Inga, McAuley, Andrew; id_orcid, Aston, Elizabeth V., Jamieson, Michelle, Dougall, Nadine, Hillen, Peter, McAuley, Andrew, Speakman, Elizabeth M.   +9 more
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Utilizing a train-the-trainer model for multi-site naloxone distribution programs

, 2016
BackgroundIn order to have a substantial impact on overdose prevention, the expansion and scaling-up of overdose prevention with naloxone distribution (OPEND) programs are needed.
Lobmaier, Philipp Paul, Clausen, Thomas, Madah-Amiri, Desiree, Lobmaier, Philipp   +3 more
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Naloxone distribution programs in the emergency department: A scoping review of the literature

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
This scoping review summarized the literature regarding naloxone distribution from emergency departments (EDs) without a prescription. Our intention was to examine various naloxone distribution programs, their methodologies, and the level of ...
Mohan K. Sindhwani, Adam Friedman, Maureen O'Donnell, Donald Stader, Scott G. Weiner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Take-home naloxone programs for suspected opioid overdose in community settings: a scoping umbrella review

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Opioid related overdoses and overdose deaths continue to constitute an urgent public health crisis. The implementation of naloxone programs, such as ‘take-home naloxone’ (THN), has emerged as a key intervention in reducing opioid overdose ...
Amina Moustaqim-Barrette, Damon Dhillon, Justin Ng, Kristen Sundvick, Farihah Ali, Tara Elton-Marshall, Pamela Leece, Katherine Rittenbach, Max Ferguson, Jane A. Buxton   +9 more
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The Opioid Safety Toolkit: An interactive prescription opioid safety toolkit to increase opioid safety literacy and behaviours among people prescribed opioids for pain—a randomised controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Prescription opioid‐related harm remains a significant public health concern. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the Opioid Safety Toolkit, a co‐designed, interactive online resource, in increasing naloxone uptake and healthcare provider discussions among adults prescribed opioids for pain.
Suzanne Nielsen, Frederick Fox, Tina Lam, Alex Waddell, Monica Jung, Bosco Rowland, Jessica Watterson, Dhruv Basur, Chris Prawira, Joshua Paolo Seguin, Patrick Olivier, Jarrod McMaugh, Paul Dietze, Louisa Picco   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Untrained Bystanders Administering Drone-Delivered Naloxone: An Exploratory Study

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2023
Introduction: Opioid overdose deaths continue to climb in the United States. Administering naloxone to an overdose victim can save their life, but rapid access to naloxone remains a barrier.
Nicole Adams, Nan Kong, Renran Tian, Christelle Altidor, Shen Chang   +4 more
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Drug sellers' use of a drug checking service amid the overdose crisis in British Columbia, Canada

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims This study examined the use of a drug checking service by drug sellers in British Columbia, Canada, to assess motivations for service use and substances intended for distribution, focusing on risks associated with an unstable illicit drug market.
Pablo Gonzalez‐Nieto, Bruce Wallace, Collin Kielty, Irene Shkolnikov, Ava Margolese, Jaime Arredondo Sanchez Lira, Chris Gill, Dennis Hore   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Naloxone Access

, 2022
Key Points ● Naloxone is a life-saving opioid antagonist that can reverse an opioid overdose. Tennessee law makes it available to anyone with or without a prescription and protects from civil suit any physician who prescribes it, and any bystander who ...
Kourvelas, Jeremy, Lyons, William, PhD, Tourville, Jennifer G, DNP   +2 more
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