Addictive behaviors
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Addictive behaviors · May 2006
Provision of naloxone to injection drug users as an overdose prevention strategy: early evidence from a pilot study in New York City.
Naloxone, an opiate antagonist that can avert opiate overdose morality, has long been prescribed to drug users in Europe and in a few US cities. However, there has been little documented evidence of naloxone distribution programs and their feasibility in the peer reviewed literature in the US. ⋯ Naloxone administration by injection drug users is feasible as part of a comprehensive overdose prevention strategy and may be a practicable way to reduce overdose deaths on a larger scale.