Opportunities to boost naloxone awareness among people who misuse opioid analgesics who have not used illegal opioids.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing naloxone awareness and carrying among individuals who misuse opioid analgesic medications (OAs) could reduce opioid overdose mortality. Methods: Self-report surveys were completed by 322 adults receiving residential addiction treatment who misused OAs in the past year. Descriptive analyses and prevalence ratios (using Poisson generalized estimating equations) examined whether illegal opioid (e.g., heroin) initiation was associated with naloxone awareness. Results: Among this sample of participants who misused OAs, naloxone awareness was lowest among those who never used illegal opioids (26%) and highest among those who transitioned from OAs to illegal opioid use over time (83%). Naloxone awareness remained higher among participants who had used i

SUBMITTER: Gicquelais RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7854843 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature