Considerations for the design of overdose education and naloxone distribution interventions: results of a multi-stakeholder workshop.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Opioid overdose epidemic is a public health crisis that is impacting communities around the world. Overdose education and naloxone distribution programs equip and train lay people to respond in the event of an overdose. We aimed to understand factors to consider for the design of naloxone distribution programs in point-of-care settings from the point of view of community stakeholders.

Methods

We hosted a multi-stakeholder co-design workshop to elicit suggestions for a naloxone distribution program. We recruited people with lived experience of opioid overdose, community representatives, and other stakeholders from family practice, emergency medicine, addictions medicine, and public health to participate in a full-day facilitated co-design discussion wherein large

SUBMITTER: Sellen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10183687 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature