EMS naloxone administration as non-fatal opioid overdose surveillance: 6-year outcomes in Marion County, Indiana.

Bradley R RayEvan M LowderAaron J KivistoPeter PhalenHarold Gil

Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2018)

Among US emergency medical service patients administered naloxone for opioid overdose, those with repeat non-fatal opioid overdose events are at a much higher risk of mortality, particularly drug-related mortality, than those without repeat events.

Keyphrases

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end stage renal disease
cardiovascular events
ejection fraction
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cardiovascular disease
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