TABLE 1:

CHARACTERISTICS OF THREE STUDY SITES

	ATLANTA GA	BOSTON MA	NEW HAVEN CT
Suburban Population*	5,451,907	4,180.807	732,543
Overdose mortality rates (per 100,000)+	13.3	33.0	27.4
Naloxone Policy by State
Public Healthcare Insurance	No	Yes	No
Expanded Medicaid (ACA)	No	Yes	Yes
Legally sanctioned Syringe Exchange±	No	Yes	Yes
Legally sanctioned naloxone distribution to laypersons	Yes	Yes	Yes
Legally sanctioned naloxone distribution by laypersons	Yes	No	Yes
Legally sanctioned naloxone administration by laypersons	Yes	Yes	Yes
Naloxone distribution in suburbs	No	Yes	No

^*US Census Bureau estimates 2018 for Metropolitan Statistical Area Population minus city population

⁺Reported state rates at time of data collection in the state

^±Law permitting syringe exchange in Georgia was passed the year after data collection was completed