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PrescribeToPrevent – Prescribe Naloxone, Save a Life

Here you will find information you need to start prescribing and dispensing naloxone (Narcan) rescue kits, including some useful resources containing further information about this life-saving medicine. We are prescribers, pharmacists, public health workers, lawyers, and researchers working on overdose prevention and naloxone access.

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A Systematic Review of Community Opioid Overdose …

WEBNaloxone was used successfully by participants in all but one reviewed study, for a total of 1949 reported nalox-one administrations across 18 programs. Eleven studies re-ported …

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NALOXONE LEGISLATION DRAFTING GUIDE

WEBPage 3 of 17 MODEL NALOXONE LEGISLATION PROVISIONS DEFINITIONS 1. Health Care Professional Sample Language: “Health care professional” includes, but is not …

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Medicaid Reimbursement for Take‑home Naloxone: A

WEBMedicaid Reimbursement for Take‑Home Naloxone: A Toolkit for Advocates — 4 — Naloxone Each year, about 17,000 people die as a result of an opioid overdose.i …

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PREVENTING FATAL OPIOID OVERDOSE AMONG YOUR …

WEBIncreasing access to naloxone for at-risk individuals and their families is supported by the American Medical Association, American Pharmacists Association, American Society of …

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PubMed Update: A Year in Overdose

WEBThis review of individuals seeking treatment in Australia found that, compared to heroin users, prescription opioid users were roughly 10% less likely to …

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Resuscitation in Opioid Overdose

WEBPractices in the field Massachusetts: 32% of 3349 people reporting overdose reversals reported doing mouth–to-mouth rescue breathing. NB Massachusetts has the

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Characteristics of an Overdose Prevention, Response, and …

WEBHowever, the extent to which people involved in overdose situations seek medical attention varies widely across cities.10,11,18–20 The contribution of prior research on overdose …

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Vicodin, Lorcet, Lortab, Hydrocodone and how to use naloxone

WEBRemove cap from naloxone vial and uncover the needle. Insert needle through rubber plug with vial upside down. Pull back on plunger and take up 1 ml.

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Cost-Effectiveness of Distributing Naloxone to Heroin Users …

WEBCost-Effectiveness of Distributing Naloxone to Heroin Users for Lay Overdose Reversal Phillip O. Coffin, MD, and Sean D. Sullivan, PhD Background: …

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Opioid overdose prevention and related trauma: …

WEBAuthors Alice Bell, LSCW, is the Overdose Prevention Coordinator for Prevention Point Pittsburgh (PPP).She collaborated with dedicated colleagues to implement Overdose …

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PrescribeToPrevent – Prescribe Naloxone, Save a Life

WEBINSTRUCTIONS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS: Prescribing Naloxone Naloxone is the antidote for an opioid overdose. It has been used for decades to reverse …

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Strategies to Address Barriers to & Concerns With

WEBResources & Links References 1. Burris S, Norland J, Edlin BR. Legal aspects of providing naloxone to heroin users in the United States. Int J Drug Policy. 2001;12:237–248.

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Project Lazarus: Community-Based Overdose Prevention in …

WEBThe overdose prevention program involves five components: community activation and coalition building; monitoring and surveillance data; prevention of overdoses; use of …

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INTRANASAL NALOXONE PATIENT COUNSELING COMMON …

WEBCity and County of San Francisco Department of Public Health Community Behavioral Health Sciences Community Oriented Primary Care

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Rules and Regulations for the Licensing of Behavioral …

WEB3 Organizations shall offer services that ensure the opportunity for each person receiving services to attain the following service outcomes: • An understanding of their behavioral …

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Randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness and …

WEBneedlestickinjuryriskandthepotentialforpeerandnon-health professional administration. Its use in acute over-dose is supported by a number of small cohort studies

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PubMed Update June 2019

WEBOo – this was a good month! Wish I had seen these papers when they came out – 40 great articles addressing lots of medical management of overdose, as well as …

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