Opiate overdose is a significant cause of mortality among injection drug users (IDUs) in the
United States (US). Opiate overdose can be reversed by administering naloxone, an opiate …

Naloxone, an opiate antagonist that can avert opiate overdose mortality, has only recently
been prescribed to drug users in a few jurisdictions (Chicago, Baltimore, New Mexico, New …

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, 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 …

Drug overdose death rates have increased steadily in the United States since 1979. In 2008,
a total of 36,450 drug overdose deaths (ie, unintentional, intentional [suicide or homicide], or …

Background Fatal heroin overdose is a significant cause of mortality for injection drug users
(IDUs). Many of these deaths are preventable because opiate overdoses can be quickly and …

Objective To design and implement a health system–wide program increasing provision of
take-home naloxone in patients at risk for opioid overdose, with the downstream aim of …

BACKGROUND: The opioid epidemic in the United States (US) continues to generate
significant increases in morbidity and mortality with no sign of decline. Overdose education …

Abstract Prevention Point Pittsburgh (PPP) is a public health advocacy organization that
operates Allegheny County's only needle exchange program. In 2002, PPP implemented an …

Opiate overdose persists as a major public health problem, contributing to significant
morbidity and mortality among opiate users globally. Opiate overdose can be reversed by …