A free mailed naloxone program in Philadelphia amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to naloxone is essential as the overdose crisis persists. We described barriers to accessing naloxone among individuals who requested and received the medication from a free mailed program and explored the relationship between how individuals with and without personal proximity to overdose learned about the program.

Methods

Secondary analysis of data from a web-based form collected 1st March 2020 to 31st January 2021. Access barriers, personal proximity to overdose (broadly defined as personally overdosing or witnessing/worrying about others overdosing), and method of learning about the program were categorized and described.

Results

Among 422 respondents, the most frequently reported barriers to accessing naloxone were: COVID quarantine (25.1%), lac

SUBMITTER: French R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8373681 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature