‘I have it just in case’ — Naloxone access and changes in opioid use behaviours
The past decade has seen over a four-fold increase in deaths from opioid overdose in the United States. To address this growing epidemic, many localities initiated policies to expand access to naloxone (a drug that reverses the effects of opioids); however, little is known how naloxone access affects opioid use behaviours.
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - Category: Addiction Authors: Sarah Cercone Heavey, Yu-Ping Chang, Bonnie M. Vest, R. Lorraine Collins, William Wieczorek, Gregory G. Homish Tags: Research paper Source Type: research