Table 2.
Strategies and sample resources to increase opioid overdose prevention education and naloxone distribution (OEND).
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Active OEND for at-risk individuals and their social networks (Bagley et al., 2018, 2015; Behar et al., 2015; Coe and Walsh, 2015; Coffin and Sullivan, 2013; Commonwealth Medicine: University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2018; Doe-Simkins et al., 2014; Jones et al., 2014; McAuley et al., 2015; Mueller et al., 2015; Simmons et al., 2018; Vissman et al., 2017; Voss et al., 2013; Walley et al., 2013a) Active OEND at high-risk venues: Criminal Justice settings (Binswanger et al., 2007; Merrall et al., 2010; Vissman et al., 2017; Vissman et al., 2020) Syringe service program (Bennett et al., 2018) Emergency departments and acute care hospitals (Dwyer et al., 2015) “Leave behind” programs at sites of overdose (Bagley et al., 2019; Formica et al., 2018) Mental Health/Addiction treatment programs (Walley et al., 2013a) |
General Overview/Introduction to Active OEND
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| OEND by referral (e.g. prescription to fill at pharmacy (Green et al., 2015; Guy et al., 2019; Mueller et al., 2015), referral to OEND dispensing program (Coffin et al., 2016; Sohn et al., 2019) | General Resources/Toolkits for OEND by referral and OEND by self-request
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| OEND self-request (e.g. at pharmacy, community meeting or public health department) (Jones et al., 2016) | |
| Naloxone availability for immediate use in overdose hotspots (NaloxBox, 2020; Salerno et al., 2018) | NaloxBox (mounted supply of naloxone) (NaloxBox, 2020) Prevent & Protect Safety Policy (Prevent and Protect, 2020) Health Resources in Action: Overdose Response Training (Health Resources in Action, 2017) |
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| Capacity for first responder administration (Davis et al., 2015, 2014a; Davis et al., 2014b; Rando et al., 2015) | General Resources/Toolkits
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Footnotes. OEND = Opioid overdose prevention education and naloxone distribution; SAMHSA = Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; DAWN = Deaths avoided with naloxone.