Background Opioid overdose is a major cause of mortality, but injury and fatal outcomes can
be prevented by timely administration of the opioid antagonist naloxone. Pre-provision of …

To provide an update on prescription of naloxone as a harm-reduction strategy, PubMed
was searched to identify publications relevant to naloxone prescribing for reversal of opioid …

Background Emergency department (ED) visits for unintentional opioid overdoses have
increased dramatically. Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan®) is an opioid antagonist …

Introduction Opiate use disorder is a common condition in healthcare services in Ireland,
where over 200 opiate overdose deaths occur annually. There is limited addiction medicine …

The current review describes international research on OUD treatment and opioid overdose,
most coauthored by former NIDA fellows. The findings from outside the United States have …

Background The neonates of addicted women are at risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome.
This study aimed to compare the effects of auricular seed acupressure and foot reflexology …

“The complexity around managing drug dependence in a patient with chronic pain requires
more thought and collaborative working than simply assuming they will do well in a standard …

Background The number of opioid users in the Netherlands has doubled in the last two
decades. To assess if the rise in use also means a rise in severe opioid intoxications, we …

Purpose: This quality improvement (QI) project utilized an educational intervention to
increase healthcare providers'(HCPs) willingness to coprescribe naloxone (Narcan) as a …

Community shelters serve a vulnerable population at heightened risk of opioid overdose.
Providing shelter staff and residents with naloxone, an overdose reversal medication, and …