Impact of an emergency department take-home naloxone program on subsequent overdose and death

Impact of an emergency department take-home naloxone program on subsequent overdose and death

Background: Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) following nonfatal opioid overdose represent a high-risk population with 5 % of patients dying within a year of the index visit. Objective: To evaluate subsequent overdose and death before and after the implementation of an ED discharg...

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Main Authors: Brandon Wills, Lori Keyser-Marcus, Wendemi Sawadogo, Andinet Gizaw, Monica Melmer, Tammy Nguyen, Natalie Nguyen, Theresa Davis, Katy Ringwood, F. Gerald Moeller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Naloxone
Emergency department
Opioid antagonist
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844025013489
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