Do naloxone access laws affect perceived risk of heroin use? Evidence from national US data.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Whether expanded access to naloxone reduces perceptions of risk about opioid use has been subject to debate. Our aim was to assess how implementation of naloxone access laws shapes perceived risk of heroin use.

Design

Using data from the restricted-access National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Prescription Drug Abuse Policy System and the US Census, we applied two-way fixed-effects models to determine whether naloxone access laws decreased perceived risk of any heroin use or regular heroin use. We used Bayes factors (BFs) to confirm evidence for null findings.

Setting

United States.

Participants

A total of 884 800 respondents aged 12 and older from 2004 to 2016.

Measurements

A binary indicator of whether a state implemented naloxone

SUBMITTER: Kelly BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8844056 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature