Disruptions to naloxone training among lay and occupational responders in Maryland during the emergence of COVID-19: early impacts, recovery, and lessons learned

ABSTRACT:

Background

: Opioid overdose death rates increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Disruptions in community-based naloxone trainings could have reduced the likelihood of overdose reversal and increased the chances of a fatal overdose. We investigated changes in the number of people trained in naloxone administration and distribution in Maryland before, during, and after COVID-related stay-at-home orders.

Methods

: Data on naloxone training are from the Maryland Department of Health. We used interrupted time series models to estimate changes in average monthly number of people trained: [1] pre-interruption (4/2019-3/2020), [2] 1-month post-interruption (4/2020-5/2020), and [3] 12-months post-interruption (4/2020-3/2021). Trainees were classified as lay (e.g., people who use

SUBMITTER: Byregowda H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271935 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature