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Preventing Prescription Opioid Overdose Deaths [PDF]
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2013 Over the past decade, the US has seen a rise in unintentional opioid overdose deaths that has mirrored a rise in the prescribing of opioids and misuse of these drugs. While this is largely an unintended consequence of our efforts to treat pain more aggressively, well-meaning efforts that focus solely on decreasing the prescribing of opioids may lead to
Darius A, Rastegar, Alexander Y, Walley
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Community Readiness to Prevent Opioid Overdose [PDF]
Health Promotion Practice, 2018 Effective community-based actions are urgently needed to combat the ongoing epidemic of opioid overdose. Community readiness (CR) has been linked to communities’ support for collective action, which in turn has been associated with the success of community-wide prevention strategies and resulting behavior change. Our study, conducted in North Carolina,
Christopher, Ringwalt +7 more
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Syndemic factors associated with non-fatal overdose among young opioid users in New York City
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 IntroductionRates of illicit opioid use are particularly high among young adults, yet research on overdose experience and factors associated with overdose in this population remains limited. This study examines the experiences and correlates of non-fatal
Honoria Guarino +8 more
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Gaceta Sanitaria, 2014 Objectives: Opioid overdose is still the first cause of preventable death among young men in Barcelona. Sound knowledge of opioid overdose prevention is important to avoid complications and deaths. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with
Ana Sarasa-Renedo +7 more
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The Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 2023 Summary: The public health crisis due to opioid overdose is worsening in Mexico’s northern region due to the introduction of illicitly manufactured fentanyl into the local drug supply.
Raúl Bejarano Romero +7 more
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International Journal of Population Data ScienceObjective Linking data on people who experience drug overdoses can provide new insights and opportunities for intervention. However, because public health data infrastructure in the United States (US) is often siloed, linkage activities can require ...
B. Casey Lyons +2 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2021 Background Fatal overdoses from opioid use and substance disorders are increasing at an alarming rate. One proposed harm reduction strategy for reducing overdose fatalities is to place overdose prevention sites—commonly known as safe injection facilities—
Joanna R. Wares +6 more
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2023 OBJECTIVES/GOALS: This project examines the initial feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of using population-health data and geospatial information systems (GIS) technology to guide opioid overdose prevention in a Black community facing ...
Devin E. Banks +2 more
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Bridging the Gap: Implementation and Uptake of AUDIT-C Alcohol Screening for Inpatient Surgery
Annals of Surgery OpenObjective:. To evaluate the feasibility of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) screening among surgical inpatients following hospital-wide implementation of a quality improvement initiative. Background:.
Toby Chen, BS +7 more
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Fighting Fatality: Insight into British Columbia’s Sanctioning of Overdose Prevention Sites
Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé, 2020 Due to the alarming rate of illicit drug toxicity deaths in British Columbia, a public health emergency was declared by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall on 14 April 2016.
Nicole Marie Davidson
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