Barriers and facilitators to implementing medications for opioid use disorder and naloxone distribution in Veterans Affairs emergency departments
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DOI: 10.1111/acem.14683
Abstract: Safer opioid prescribing patterns, naloxone distribution, and medications for opioid use disorder (M‐OUD) are an important part of decreasing opioid‐related adverse events. Veterans are more likely to experience these adverse events compared to the general… read more here.
Keywords: veterans affairs; medications opioid; use disorder; opioid use ... See more keywords
Targeted virtual opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution in overdose hotspots for older adults during COVID‐19
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18037
Abstract: Background: Mirroring the rise in heroin use among older adults, the rate of rise of opioid-related overdose deaths from 2016 to 2017 in Chicago was highest among ages 55-64 (+26 7%) and 65-74 (+95 0%)… read more here.
Keywords: overdose education; older adults; opioid overdose; distribution overdose ... See more keywords
Facilitators, barriers and lessons learnt from the first state-wide naloxone distribution conducted in West Virginia
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DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043666
Abstract: Background Overdose education and naloxone distribution programmes are known to reduce opioid-related deaths. A state-wide naloxone distribution effort of 8250 rescue kits was undertaken by government, community and university partners in West Virginia in 2016–2017.… read more here.
Keywords: state wide; wide naloxone; distribution; naloxone distribution ... See more keywords