Background Adverse reactions to naloxone, such as withdrawal symptoms and aggression,
are widely recognised in the literature by pharmaceutical manufacturers and clinical …

Background: To address the alarming rise in opioid overdose deaths, states have increased
public access to the overdose reversal medication, naloxone. While some studies suggest …

Background Naloxone has been evidenced widely as a means of reducing mortality
resulting from opiate overdose, yet its distribution to drug users remains limited. However, it …

Importance The US opioid crisis was deemed a public health emergency in 2017. More than
130 individuals in the US die daily as a result of unintentional opioid overdose deaths …

INTRODUCTION: Naloxone, an opiate antagonist that can avert opiate overdose morality,
has long been prescribed to drug users in Europe and in a few US cities. However, there …

Objectives: Unintentional opioid overdose deaths are a public health crisis, and naloxone is
the most effective harm reduction tool to curb many of these deaths. There is growing …

Distribution of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone has been central to efforts to
combat the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States. This report presents data from …

Introduction: The use of naloxone to reverse a potentially fatal opioid overdose is a harm
reduction strategy that reduces mortality and increases the potential for referral to substance …

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 …

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