Organizational perspectives on the impacts of scaling up overdose education and naloxone distribution in Kentucky.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Efforts to scale up overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND), an evidence-based practice for reducing opioid overdose mortality, was a major focus of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS). The aim of this analysis is to describe the qualitative perspectives of partner organizations regarding the impacts of implementing OEND in a state that used a naloxone "hub with many spokes" model for scaling up this strategy.

Methods

Small group (n = 20) and individual (n = 24) qualitative interviews were conducted with staff from 44 agencies in eight Kentucky counties that implemented OEND from April 2020 to June 2022. Interviews were conducted between 6 and 8 months after the end of the intervention. Initial deductive coding used the reach, effectiveness, adoption,

SUBMITTER: Knudsen HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907800 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature