Objective: This study was performed to explore the perceptions of treatment utilization
patterns and the risk of overdose of both opioid users and their peer educators in Kolkata …

Background Overdose is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among people who use
opioids. Naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses and can be distributed and administered …

Background: Opioid intoxication and overdoses are life-threatening emergencies requiring
rapid treatment. One response to this has been to train law enforcement to detect the signs …

Purpose: To determine perspectives towards opioid use, knowledge on managing an opioid
overdose, and awareness towards individuals who use opioids of Indiana physical therapy …

Background: The menace of substance abuse is not only socially unacceptable but also
emerging as a major public health challenge in many States of India, including Rajasthan …

Abstract Introduction and Aims Non‐fatal opioid overdose (NFOO) predicts future fatal opioid
overdose and is associated with significant morbidity. There is limited literature on the rates …

Abstract Aims: In India, opioid substitution therapy (OST) has been scaled-up in the recent
years for HIV prevention among injecting drug users. This study aimed to assess the change …

Background: About one-fourth of individuals who are dependent on opioids use opioids
through injecting route. Most of such individuals start using opioids through noninjecting …

Methods The descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, from …

Background Opioid analgesics, also known as narcotics, are medicinal drugs used primarily
for the management of pain secondary to any type of cancer, severe injury or surgery. Due to …