Background The opioid epidemic is an international public health concern. Pharmacists are
in a strategic position to promote and implement effective opioid stewardship due to both …

A variety of new sources describing community pharmacy-based take-home naloxone (THN)
programs have emerged recently in the literature. There is a need to define the types of take …

Background Health professionals may stigmatize and prefer social distance from patients
with opioid misuse, leading to poorer quality of care provided. The degree to which …

Abstract Objective Opioid and Naloxone Education (ONE Rx) is a program that focuses on
community pharmacy-based patient screening and interventions to improve population …

Background Research on socio-ecological factors that may impede or facilitate access to
naloxone in pharmacies remains limited. This study investigated associations between socio …

Objective The objective for this paper is to report on the utility of the Opioid Risk Tool (ORT)
to identify patients at elevated risk for opioid misuse and deliver medication safety-related …

Across all care environments, pharmacists play an essential role in the care of people who
use and misuse psychoactive substances, including those diagnosed with substance use …

Purpose Continuing health provider education (HPE) is an important intervention supported
by health policy to counter the opioid epidemic; knowledge regarding appropriate program …

Background Community pharmacists are in a unique position to prevent opioid-related
deaths through the provision of naloxone. However, for those identified as candidates for …

Background Community pharmacists have significant opportunity to contribute to prevention
and treatment of opioid use disorders, but barriers to implementation still exist …