Barriers to and recommendations for take-home naloxone distribution: perspectives from opioid treatment programs in New Mexico

Barriers to and recommendations for take-home naloxone distribution: perspectives from opioid treatment programs in New Mexico

Abstract Background Naloxone is a safe and effective medication to help reverse opioid overdose. Providing take-home naloxone to patients in opioid treatment settings is a critical step to reducing opioid overdose deaths. In New Mexico, a US state with one of the highest rates of opioid overdose dea...

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Main Authors: Julie G. Salvador, Andrew L. Sussman, Mikiko Y. Takeda, William G. Katzman, Monica Moya Balasch, Joanna G. Katzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Take-home naloxone
Drug policy
Opioid overdose
Opioid treatment programs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-020-00375-2

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