Opioid prescribing history prior to heroin overdose among commercially insured adults.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108061
Abstract: BACKGROUND Since 2010, heroin-related overdoses have risen sharply, coinciding with policies to restrict access to prescription opioids. It is unknown if patients tapered or discontinued off prescription opioids transitioned to riskier heroin use. This study… read more here.
Keywords: heroin overdose; opioid prescribing; discontinuation; prescription ... See more keywords
Coding and classification of heroin overdose calls by MPDS dispatch software: Implications for bystander response with naloxone.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.12.001
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS Take-home naloxone, a key response to heroin overdose, may be compromised by the way in which overdose cases are coded in EMS dispatch systems as call-takers direct callers at cardiac arrest events… read more here.
Keywords: dispatch; take home; heroin overdose; home naloxone ... See more keywords
In response to: Do heroin overdose patients require observation after receiving naloxone?
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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2017.1284336
Abstract: We appreciate Willman et al.’s thoughtful systematic review regarding the necessity of observing patients following naloxone administration for heroin overdose. Based on the available literature, the authors appropriately conclude that death is unlikely to occur… read more here.
Keywords: observation; heroin overdose; overdose patients; response heroin ... See more keywords
The onset and severity of acute opioid toxicity in heroin overdose cases: a retrospective cohort study at a supervised injecting facility in Melbourne, Australia
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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2022.2126371
Abstract: Abstract Aim To differentiate the severity of acute opioid toxicity and describe both the clinical and physiological features associated with heroin overdose in a cohort of witnessed overdose cases. Methods Witnessed heroin overdose cases over… read more here.
Keywords: overdose cases; toxicity; severity; acute opioid ... See more keywords