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Fatal overdose prevention and experience with naloxone: A cross-sectional study from a community-based cohort of people who inject drugs in Baltimore, Maryland.

Megan BureshRachel E GicquelaisJacquie AstemborskiGregory D KirkShruti H MehtaBecky L Genberg
Published in: PloS one (2020)
Further work is needed to encourage PWID to carry and effectively use naloxone to decrease rates of fatal opioid overdose. While accessing treatment for substance use disorder was positively associated with carrying naloxone, EMS response to 911 calls for overdose, the emergency department, and syringe services programs may be settings in which naloxone access and carrying could be encouraged among PWID.
Keyphrases
  • emergency department
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • chronic pain
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • combination therapy