Opioid overdose is the leading cause of death for Americans 25 to 64 years of age, and
opioid use disorder affects> 2 million Americans. The epidemiology of opioid-associated out …

Physicians generally recommend that patients resuscitated with naloxone after opioid
overdose stay in the emergency department for a period of observation in order to prevent …

Objective An overwhelming responsibility for responding to the opioid epidemic falls on
hospital emergency departments (ED). We sought to examine the overall prevalence rate …

Background Although fentanyl is the drug most frequently implicated in overdose deaths, the
association between overdose risk and attitudes and behaviors surrounding fentanyl in …

Thousands of individuals die each year from opioid‐related overdoses. While naloxone
(Narcan®) is currently the most widely employed treatment to reverse opioid toxicity, high or …

Purpose The objective of our study was to incorporate stricter probable nonfatal opioid
overdose case criteria, and advanced epidemiologic approaches to more reliably detect …

Opioid misuse is endemic in the United States. In a 2017 survey, an estimated 11.4 million
Americans (4.2% of US persons aged 12 years or older) reported opioid misuse in the past …

The fatal overdose crisis claims nearly 200 lives daily in the United States (US). Evolutions
in the illicit drug supply, such as the addition of sedative adulterants and a shift to synthetic …

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate prehospital and emergency
department (ED) interventions and outcomes of patients who received prehospital naloxone …

Background Treatment management for opioid poisoning is critical and, at the same time,
requires specialized knowledge and skills. This study was designed to develop and …