Opioid overdose prevention and naloxone rescue kits: what we know and what we don’t know

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• 作者：Todd Kerensky ; Alexander Y. Walley
• 关键词：Naloxone rescue kits ; Overdose prevention ; Opioid overdose education
• 刊名：Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：12
• 期：1
• 全文大小：936KB
• 刊物主题：Public Health; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Psychopharmacology; Health Psychology; Social Work;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1940-0640
• 卷排序：12

文摘

The opioid use and overdose crisis is persistent and dynamic. Opioid overdoses were initially driven in the 1990s and 2000s by the increasing availability and misuse of prescription opioids. More recently, opioid overdoses are increasing at alarming rates due to wider use of heroin, which in some places is mixed with fentanyl or fentanyl derivatives. Naloxone access for opioid overdose rescue is one of the US Department of Health and Human Services’ three priority areas for responding to the opioid crisis. This article summarizes the known benefits of naloxone access and details unanswered questions about overdose education and naloxone rescue kits. Hopefully future research will address these knowledge gaps, improve the effectiveness of opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution programs, and unlock the full promise of naloxone rescue kits.