Background Overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) to laypersons are key
approaches to reduce the incidence of opioid-involved overdoses. While some research has�…

Background Providing naloxone to laypersons who are likely to witness an opioid overdose
is now a widespread public health response to the national opioid overdose epidemic�…

Objectives To determine awareness concerning naloxone and perceived severity of opioid
overdose, to identify attitudes and beliefs concerning naloxone, and to assess perceived�…

Drug overdose is the leading cause of unintentional death in the USA and the majority of
deaths involve an opioid. Pharmacies are playing an increasingly important role in getting�…

Background As physicians have increased opioid prescribing, overdose deaths from
pharmaceutical opioids have substantially increased in the United States. Naloxone�…

Background Prior work has suggested that first responders have mixed feelings about harm
reduction strategies used to fight the opioid epidemic, such as the use of naloxone to�…

Background Drug-induced and drug-related deaths have been increasing for the past
decade throughout the US. In NYC, drug overdose accounts for nearly 900 deaths per year�…

Background and aims: As opioid overdose death rates reach epidemic proportions in the
United States, the widespread distribution of naloxone is imperative to save lives. However�…

Introduction Naloxone has become an important component of preventing deaths from
opioid overdose. Although studies have confirmed its cost-effectiveness, naloxone is rarely�…

Methods We conducted a pilot study of adults presenting to the emergency department
whose medical history included non-medical opioid use. Semi-structured interviews were�…