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Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and barriers to opioid overdose among college students [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground College students are a key population for opioid use, misuse, and subsequent exposure to overdose events. However, their knowledge and attitudes in response to opioid overdose warrant further study. To assess this gap, we surveyed graduate and
Abass Babatunde +4 more
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Examining rural community pharmacists’ knowledge and practices in opioid overdose prevention and treatment services in the Southeastern United States [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalBackground Rural communities often face higher rates of opioid-related harm but fewer resources to address risk. Pharmacies in these areas are critical for opioid overdose prevention and treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) as they may serve as ...
Stefanie P. Ferreri +4 more
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Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022 Background: Naloxone distributed to people at risk for opioid overdose has been associated with reduced overdose death rates; however, associations of retail pharmacy-distributed naloxone with overdose mortality have not been evaluated.
Jake R. Morgan +10 more
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International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022 Objectives There are critical periods of mortality risk at onset and cessation of opioid agonist treatment. We aim to determine whether non-fatal overdose followed the same pattern as fatal overdose, comparing the first 4 weeks of treatment and ...
Nicola Jones +6 more
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Annals of Medicine, 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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Opioid-overdose laws association with opioid use and overdose mortality [PDF]
Addictive Behaviors, 2018 Since the 1990's, governmental and non-governmental organizations have adopted several measures to increase access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone. These include the implementation of laws that increase layperson naloxone access and overdose-specific Good Samaritan laws that protect those reporting overdoses from criminal sanction ...
Chandler McClellan +7 more
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Opioid overdose crises during the COVID-19 pandemic: implication of health disparities
Harm Reduction Journal, 2021 Background Recent data suggest a disproportionate impact of opioid overdoses on Black Americans. The study aims to describe emergency department (ED) visits at a Southern, urban ED pertaining to opioid overdose and associated health disparities.
Ishika Patel, Lauren A. Walter, Li Li
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Management of Opioid Analgesic Overdose [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 2012 The rate of opioid analgesic overdose is proportional to the number of opioid prescriptions and the dose prescribed. This review considers the epidemiology, mechanisms, and management of opioid analgesic overdose.
Edoardo, Picetti +2 more
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Opioid overdose decedent characteristics during COVID-19
Annals of Medicine, 2022 Introduction Alongside the emergence of COVID-19 in the United States, several reports highlighted increasing rates of opioid overdose from preliminary data.
Gian-Gabriel P. Garcia +6 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2023 Introduction Lives lost in North America due to the unregulated drug poisoning emergency are preventable and those who survive an opioid overdose may suffer long-term disability. Rates of opioid overdose more than doubled following the onset of the COVID-
Max Ferguson +8 more
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