Guidance on take-home naloxone distribution and use by community overdose responders in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing toxicity of opioids in the unregulated drug market has led to escalating numbers of overdoses in Canada and worldwide; takehome naloxone (THN) is an evidence-based intervention that distributes kits containing naloxone to people in the community who may witness an overdose. The purpose of this guidance is to provide policy recommendations for territorial, provincial and federal THN programs, using evidence from scientific and grey literature and community evidence that reflects 11 years of THN distribution in Canada.

Methods

The Naloxone Guidance Development Group - a multidisciplinary team including people with lived and living experience and expertise of drug use - used the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation (AGREE II) instrument to

SUBMITTER: Ferguson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10462409 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature