Table 1.
Jail characteristics and overdose education & naloxone distribution (OEND) implementation timelines within the fast-track protocol timeframe (march to December 2020)
| Jail & RUCC classification | OEND structure | Standing order agreement (SOA) Date | Month/year of first naloxone distribution | # Of months between SOA & date of first naloxone distribution | # Of Meetings before first naloxone distribution | Average number & range of jail staff attending meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Adopters | ||||||
| Jail #1 Urban | Naloxone dispensed to jail; jail staff provide in-person training during incarceration and distribution at release | 4/3/2020 | 4/2020 | 0 | 2 |
Average = 1.5 Range = 1–2 |
| Jail #2 Urban | Naloxone dispensed to Recovery Community Organization that goes on-site at jail to provide in-person training and distribution at release | 4/8/2020 | 5/2020 | 1 | 2 |
Average = 1 Range = 1 |
| Jail #3 Urban | Naloxone dispensed to jail; jail staff provide in-person training during incarceration and distribution at release | 5/14/2020 | 6/2020 | 1 | 2 |
Average = 1.5 Range = 0–3 |
| Late-Adopters | ||||||
| Jail #4 Urban | Naloxone dispensed to jail; education provided during incarceration via HCS video on tablets available to people incarcerated within the jail; distribution at release | 4/16/2020 | 11/2020 | 7 | 3 |
Average = 3 Range = 2–5 |
| Jail #5 Rural | Naloxone dispensed to local health department that goes on-site via a mobile unit (staffed by both HCS and health department) at the jail to provide in-person training and distribution at release | 6/19/2020 | 10/2020 | 4 | 1 |
Average = 2 Range = 2 |
| Non-Adopters | ||||||
| Jail #6 Rural | Naloxone dispensed to jail; education provided during incarceration via HCS video on tablets accessible to people who are incarcerated; distribution at release | 4/2/2020 | 4/21* (OEND program began after the fast-track protocol timeframe) | 12* | 6* (5 meetings without naloxone distribution) |
Average = 2.4 Range = 1–4 |
| Jail #7 Rural | Naloxone dispensed to jail; jail staff provide in-person training during incarceration and distribution at release | 4/16/2020 | 6/22* (OEND program began after the fast-track protocol timeframe) | 26* | 8* (5 meetings without naloxone distribution) |
Average = 1.8 Range = 0–3 |
| Jail #8 Rural | OEND not implemented | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a (5 meetings without naloxone distribution) |
Average = 0.4 Range = 0–1 |
*NOTE OEND program began after the fast-track protocol timeframe, which ended on 12/31/20