The opportunity to save a life: A qualitative study of a point-of-care overdose education and naloxone distribution intervention.

ABSTRACT: Canada's opioid crisis continues to escalate. Naloxone can effectively reverse the effects of opioid overdose. We planned a randomized trial on the effectiveness of a point-of-care overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) intervention on participants' performance in a simulated opioid overdose scenario. In preparation for the trial, we conducted a feasibility study which included a qualitative process evaluation aimed at eliciting participants' perspectives of the study's OEND tool and procedures, and how their lived experiences of the opioid crisis intersected with their experiences of the study. Twenty-three participants were interviewed, including people with lived experiences of opioid use or overdose, and people living in neighbourhoods or working in services where they wer

SUBMITTER: Parsons JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12192056 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature