Addiction science & clinical practice
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Addict Sci Clin Pract · Jan 2017
ReviewOpioid overdose prevention and naloxone rescue kits: what we know and what we don't know.
The opioid use and overdose crisis is persistent and dynamic. Opioid overdoses were initially driven in the 1990s and 2000s by the increasing availability and misuse of prescription opioids. ⋯ This article summarizes the known benefits of naloxone access and details unanswered questions about overdose education and naloxone rescue kits. Hopefully future research will address these knowledge gaps, improve the effectiveness of opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution programs, and unlock the full promise of naloxone rescue kits.