Abstract The United States opioid epidemic is a nationwide public health crisis. Initially
driven by increased consumption and availability of pharmaceutical opioids, an increasing …

The objective of this review was to assess the effectiveness of bystander naloxone
administration and overdose education programs by synthesizing quantitative results …

Importance Given high rates of opioid-related fatal overdoses, improving naloxone access
has become a priority. States have implemented different types of naloxone access laws …

Introduction Since the 1990's, governmental and non-governmental organizations have
adopted several measures to increase access to the opioid overdose reversal medication …

Objective Prescription opioid use and deaths related to serious toxicity, including overdose,
have increased dramatically in the United States since 1999. However, factors associated …

Background As physicians have increased opioid prescribing, overdose deaths from
pharmaceutical opioids have substantially increased in the United States. Naloxone …

Naloxone is a medication that reverses respiratory depression from opioid overdose if given
in time. Paramedics routinely administer naloxone to opioid overdose victims in the …

Importance Substance use disorders, including alcohol use disorders and drug use
disorders, and intentional injuries, including self-harm and interpersonal violence, are …

Background One approach to preventing opioid overdose, a leading cause of premature,
preventable mortality, is to provide overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) …

Objective Develop a risk index to estimate the likelihood of life-threatening respiratory
depression or overdose among medical users of prescription opioids. Subjects, Design, and …