Overdose Prevention Centers: An Essential Strategy to Address the Overdose Crisis.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22153
Abstract: In 2021, more than 107 000 people died from a drug overdose in the US,1 a 15% increase from 2020. Deaths involving cocaine increased 23%, and deaths involving methamphetamines or other stimulants increased 34%.1 Death… read more here.
Keywords: among people; opcs; harm reduction; overdose prevention ... See more keywords
Long-term effects of opioid overdose prevention and response training on medical student knowledge and attitudes toward opioid overdose: A pilot study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107172
Abstract: BACKGROUND Medical settings provide ideal opportunities to identify patients with substance use disorders and provide harm reduction and treatment resources. Medical students often volunteer in the community and can spend substantial time with patients, serving… read more here.
Keywords: term; pilot study; overdose prevention; knowledge ... See more keywords
Internal Medicine Residents’ Feelings of Responsibility, Confidence, and Clinical Practice in Opioid Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Prescribing
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DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000656
Abstract: Objectives: We assessed internal medicine residents’ attitudes and clinical practices regarding opioid overdose prevention education and naloxone prescribing as a first step in developing curriculum to train residents on these topics. Methods: We adapted a… read more here.
Keywords: opioid overdose; naloxone; medicine; overdose prevention ... See more keywords
Management and staff reception to overdose prevention in NYC nightlife venues
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DOI: 10.1177/00178969221083081
Abstract: Background: Fentanyl has become increasingly present in the illicit drug supply, including in cocaine. Interventions that target non-opioid use are a necessary component of overdose prevention due to the increased presence of fentanyl. Objectives: To… read more here.
Keywords: management staff; staff; nightlife venues; intervention ... See more keywords
The Role of the Social Network in Fatal Opioid Overdose Prevention: The Former Opioid User’s Perspective
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DOI: 10.1177/00220426211006365
Abstract: Naloxone hydrochloride (naloxone) is an effective fatal opioid overdose prevention strategy. The study findings describe former opioid users’ phenomenological perspectives regarding their social network, settings of use, and the benefits and barriers to naloxone. Participants… read more here.
Keywords: social network; network; overdose prevention; opioid overdose ... See more keywords
“I Gotta Go With Modern Technology, So I’m Gonna Give ’em the Narcan”: The Diffusion of Innovations and an Opioid Overdose Prevention Program
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DOI: 10.1177/1049732318800289
Abstract: Fatal opioid overdoses can be prevented by opioid overdose prevention programs (OOPPs). The present study qualitatively examined the diffusion process of an OOPP among 30 persons who inject drugs (PWIDs) in an opioid-saturated community. Purposive… read more here.
Keywords: got modern; modern technology; diffusion; overdose prevention ... See more keywords
Is systematic training in opioid overdose prevention effective?
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186833
Abstract: The objectives were to analyze the knowledge about overdose prevention, the use of naloxone, and the number of fatal overdoses after the implementation of Systematic Training in Overdose Prevention (STOOP) program. We conducted a quasi-experimental… read more here.
Keywords: overdose prevention; systematic training; knowledge overdose; group ... See more keywords
Evaluating the population-level effects of overdose prevention sites and supervised consumption sites in British Columbia, Canada: Controlled interrupted time series
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265665
Abstract: Background On 14 April 2016, British Columbia’s Provincial Medical Health Officer declared the overdose crisis a public health emergency, sanctioning the implementation of new overdose prevention sites (OPS) and supervised consumption sites (SCS) across the… read more here.
Keywords: british columbia; consumption sites; prevention sites; population level ... See more keywords