Equity of overdose education and naloxone distribution provided in the Kentucky HEALing Communities Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opioid overdoses differentially affect demographic groups. Strategies to reduce overdose deaths, specifically overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND), are not consistently delivered equitably.

Methods

The HEALing Communities Study^SM (HCS) is a cluster-randomized trial designed to implement evidence-based practices, including OEND, to reduce overdose deaths across communities. Individuals receiving OEND in eight Kentucky counties between January 2020 and June 2022 provided demographics and overdose history. Recipient characteristics were compared to opioid overdose decedent characteristics to evaluate whether OEND was equitably delivered to the target population. Recipient characteristics were also analyzed based on whether OEND was delivered

SUBMITTER: Oyler DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10821613 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature