With crisis comes opportunity: Unanticipated benefits resulting from pivots to take-home naloxone (THN) programs during the COVID-19 pandemic
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108220
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in stay-at-home orders, which presented a significant challenge to the design and operation of an essential harm-reduction strategy in the opioid epidemic: community-based, take-home naloxone (THN) programs. This commentary describes how… read more here.
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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
Take-home Naloxone at Opioid Treatment Programs: A Lifesaver
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DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000983
Abstract: Opioid-related overdose deaths have increased almost 30% in the US since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Tragically, many of these deaths could be prevented with widespread availability of naloxone. One innocuous harm-reduction strategy would be the… read more here.
Keywords: take home; home naloxone; opioid treatment;
Naloxone Effectiveness: A Systematic Review
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DOI: 10.1097/jan.0000000000000230
Abstract: Purpose: Opioid abuse and overdose is a public health concern as it relates to increased morbidity and mortality. This systematic review focuses on the application of take-home naloxone programs and its association with decreased mortality… read more here.
Keywords: home naloxone; systematic review; take home; naloxone ... See more keywords
Do electronic health record prompts increase take-home naloxone administration for emergency department patients after an opioid overdose?
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DOI: 10.1111/add.14635
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS Distribution of take-home naloxone (THN) to emergency department (ED) patients who have survived an opioid overdose (OD) could reduce future opioid mortality, but is not commonly performed. We examined whether electronic health… read more here.
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Findings and lessons learnt from implementing Australia's first health service based take‐home naloxone program
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DOI: 10.1111/dar.12400
Abstract: INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Opioid overdose prevention programs providing take-home naloxone have been expanding internationally. This paper summarises findings and lessons learnt from the Overdose Prevention and Emergency Naloxone Project which is the first take-home naloxone… read more here.
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Designing, implementing and evaluating the overdose response with take-home naloxone model of care: An evaluation of client outcomes and perspectives.
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DOI: 10.1111/dar.13015
Abstract: INTRODUCTION AND DESIGNS Take-home naloxone (THN) interventions are an effective response to preventing overdose deaths, however uptake across Australia remains limited. This project designed, implemented and evaluated a model of care targeting opioid users attending… read more here.
Keywords: home naloxone; care; model care; take home ... See more keywords
Lessons learned from ramping up a Canadian Take Home Naloxone programme during a public health emergency: a mixed-methods study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030046
Abstract: Objectives This study describes the 2016 expansion of the British Columbia Take Home Naloxone (BCTHN) programme quantitatively and explores the challenges, facilitators and successes during the ramp up from the perspectives of programme stakeholders. Design… read more here.
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Take-Home Naloxone Kits: Attitudes and Likelihood-Of-Use Outcomes from a European Survey of Potential Overdose Witnesses.
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DOI: 10.1159/000521197
Abstract: BACKGROUND Injectable naloxone is already provided as take-home naloxone (THN), and new concentrated intranasal naloxone is now being introduced in Europe. Despite evidence of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of THN, little is known about the… read more here.
Keywords: home naloxone; survey; naloxone; take home ... See more keywords
Patient characteristics associated with being offered take home naloxone in a busy, urban emergency department: a retrospective chart review
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4469-3
Abstract: BackgroundOverdose deaths can be prevented by distributing take home naloxone (THN) kits. The emergency department (ED) is an opportune setting for overdose prevention, as people who use opioids frequently present for emergency care, and those… read more here.
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More than just availability: Who has access and who administers take-home naloxone in Baltimore, MD
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224686
Abstract: Background Fatal opioid overdose is a pressing public health concern in the United States. Addressing barriers and augmenting facilitators to take-home naloxone (THN) access and administration could expand program reach in preventing fatal overdoses. Methods… read more here.
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