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Expanded access to naloxone: Options for critical response to the epidemic of opioid overdose mortality

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  • Kim, D.
  • Irwin, K.S.
  • Khoshnood, K.

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The United States is in the midstofa prolongedandgrowing epidemic of accidental and preventable deaths associated with overdoses of licit and illicit opioids. For more than 3 decades, naloxone has been used byemergencymedical personnel to pharmacologically reverse overdoses. The peers or family members of overdose victims, however, are most often the actual first responders and are best positioned to intervene within an hour of the onset of overdose symptoms. Data from recent pilot programs demonstrate that lay persons are consistently successful in safely administering naloxone and reversing opioid overdose. Current evidence supports the extensive scaleup of access to naloxone.We present advantages and limitations associated with a range of possible policy and program responses.

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  • Kim, D. & Irwin, K.S. & Khoshnood, K., 2009. "Expanded access to naloxone: Options for critical response to the epidemic of opioid overdose mortality," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 99(3), pages 402-407.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2008.136937_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.136937
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    1. Nabila El-Bassel & Phillip L Marotta & Dawn Goddard-Eckrich & Mingway Chang & Tim Hunt & Ewin Wu & Louisa Gilbert, 2019. "Drug overdose among women in intimate relationships: The role of partner violence, adversity and relationship dependencies," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(12), pages 1-16, December.

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