Drug overdose is the primary cause of accidental death in the United States, with a majority
of those fatalities involving opioids. Annual rates of fatal opioid overdoses have …

Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, with over 70%
of drug related fatalities resulting from the use of opioids. Federal agencies have responded …

The opioid use and overdose crisis is persistent and dynamic. Opioid overdoses were
initially driven in the 1990s and 2000s by the increasing availability and misuse of …

Background Despite the demonstrated value of opioid overdose education and naloxone
distribution (OEND) programs, uptake and utilization remains low. Accessibility to OEND is …

Increasing access to naloxone is a key component of efforts to decrease time to overdose
rescue and reduce fatal opioid overdose. The past decade has seen substantial efforts to …

Background Take-home naloxone (THN) kits have been designed to provide community
members (including people who use drugs, their families and/or significant others) with the …

Background Naloxone distribution programs have been a cornerstone of the public health
response to the overdose crisis in the USA. Yet people who use opioids (PWUO) continue to …

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 …

Background Training law enforcement officers (LEOs) to administer naloxone to opioid
overdose victims is increasingly part of comprehensive efforts to reduce opioid overdose …

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 …