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Community management of opioid overdose.

, 2014
An estimated 69 000 people die each year from opioid overdose. Opioid overdose is easily reversed with the opioid antidote naloxone and with basic life support. Such care is generally only available in medical settings, however.

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Opioid Overdose Education, Prevention, and Management (DRAFT)

, 2018
In reviewing the elements of opioid overdose education, prevention, and management, this chapter focuses particularly on practical interventions that are available and deserve advocacy; e.g., provision of naloxone to those with opioid use disorder and to
Bernd Wollschlaeger
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Comparative effectiveness of alternative times to opioid agonist treatment taper initiation on taper completion and all‐cause mortality among people with opioid use disorder: A retrospective population‐based target trial emulation study in British Columbia, Canada, 2010–2020

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment guidelines worldwide recommend opioid agonist treatment (OAT) as a long‐term, potentially indefinite treatment for managing OUD. However, many individuals express a strong interest in eventually tapering fully off treatment.
Ruyu Yan, Jeong Eun Min, Megan Kurz, Shaun R. Seaman, Paxton Bach, Sander Greenland, Paul Gustafson, Mohammad Ehsanul Karim, Lawrence McCandless, Robert William Platt, Uwe Siebert, María Eugenia Socías, Hui Xie, Bohdan Nosyk   +13 more
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Opioid Overdose Recognition: A Survey of Perceived Preparedness and Desire for Curricular Integration Among Current US Medical Students

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development
OBJECTIVES Opioid overdose deaths remain a major health issue in the United States (US). As future physicians, medical students must receive comprehensive training to recognize and manage opioid overdoses.
Lindsay Walsh, Brittany Chapman, Jennifer Carey, Kayla Loycano, Stephanie Carreiro   +4 more
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Factors associated with the percentage of individuals who initiate and discontinue naltrexone as a relapse prevention pharmacotherapy in opioid use disorder: A systematic review, meta‐analysis and meta‐regression

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Naltrexone is a pharmacotherapeutic option for relapse prevention in opioid use disorder (OUD); however, studies highlight low rates of initiation and high rates of discontinuation as limiting its effectiveness. We aimed to (1) estimate the percentage of individuals with OUD who (having undergone withdrawal and wish to ...
Emmert Roberts, Elizabeth Sanderson, Thomas Santo Jr., Matthew Hickman, Michael Farrell, Louisa Degenhardt   +5 more
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Drug and Opioid-involved Overdose Deaths \u2014 United States, 2013\u20132017

The 63,632 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2016 represented a 21.4% increase from 2015; two thirds of these deaths involved an opioid (1).

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A latent class analysis of clinical complexity: Secondary analysis of the collaboration leading to addiction treatment and recovery from other stresses (CLARO) randomized trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) frequently present with co‐occurring mental health conditions such as depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), along with other mental health substance use disorders, physical health conditions and social determinants that together comprise ‘clinical complexity ...
Megan S. Schuler, Rebecca Weir, Colleen M. McCullough, Grace M. Hindmarch, Beth Ann Griffin, Kirsten Becker, Lisa S. Meredith, Katherine E. Watkins   +7 more
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Public Health Rep [PDF]

Objectives:The number of drug overdoses and drug-related deaths has increased across the United States in recent years. Reports of suspected opioid drug overdoses identified through emergency medical services (EMS) are valuable sources of information for

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Opioid overdose prevention toolkit. [PDF]

, 2013
Equips communities and local governments with material to develop policies and practices to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths.

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Collaborative care intervention for risky opioid use among primary care patients: The STOP randomized clinical trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Individuals who engage in illicit or nonmedical opioid use may have elevated risk of health and social consequences, including progression to opioid use disorder (OUD). Preventive interventions to reduce this risk are lacking. This trial tested the impact of a primary care‐integrated collaborative care approach for reducing
Jennifer McNeely, Geetha A. Subramaniam, Rebecca Stone, Shayna Mazel, Noa Appleton, Yasna Rostam‐Abadi, Amanda M. Bunting, Yidan Shi, Travis I. Lovejoy, Lillian Gelberg, Donna Beers, Margaret Kline, Song Zhang, Tobie Kim, Ashley Case, Jennifer McCormack, Michael A. Incze, Jane M. Liebschutz, the STOP trial site principal investigators, Karen Alexander, Seuli Bose Brill, Sarah Kawasaki, Adam J. Gordon, Hyunouk Hong   +23 more
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