Interventions to increase naloxone access for undergraduate students: A systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify and describe interventions that increase access to naloxone for undergraduate students.

Methods

A systematic review across 4 databases identified interventions that expand access to naloxone at colleges in the United States from 2015-2023. Three reviewers extracted the following data to create a narrative synthesis and summary of program elements: setting, rationale for intervention, timeline, intervention components, study size, collaboration, sustainability, outcomes and results.

Results

Seven articles met inclusion criteria. Institutions' implemented naloxone interventions due to concerns for student safety and/or student overdose fatalities. Three universities collaborated with their School of Pharmacy for program design and/or dissemination,

SUBMITTER: Freibott CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11250916 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature