Drug overdose is a major cause of premature death and morbidity among heroin users. This
article examines recent research into heroin overdose to inform interventions that will reduce …

Administering naloxone hydrochloride (naloxone) during an opioid overdose reverses the
overdose and can prevent death. Although typically delivered via intramuscular or …

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of intranasal (IN) naloxone compared with
intramuscular (IM) naloxone for treatment of respiratory depression due to suspected opiate …

Objectives. This study sought to determine prevalence of and risk factors for nonfatal recent
overdose among street-recruited injection heroin users. Methods. From August 1998 …

Heroin-related overdose is the single largest cause of accidental death in San Francisco.
We examined demographic, location, nontoxicological, and toxicological characteristics of …

BACKGROUND: Heroin coming into the United States historically comes from three widely
dispersed geographical regions: Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia and Mexico. A fourth …

Aims The purpose of this study was to examine individual, social and setting correlates of
calling the emergency number, 911, during an overdose. Design Cross‐sectional survey …

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 users frequently witness the nonfatal and fatal drug overdoses of their peers, but often
fail to intervene effectively to reduce morbidity and mortality. We assessed the circumstances …

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 …