Feeling confident and equipped: Evaluating the acceptability and efficacy of an overdose response and naloxone administration intervention to service industry employees in New York City

Drug overdose mortality rates per year in the United States (US) nearly tripled between 1999-2014 with opioids involved in almost two-thirds of fatalities (Rudd et al., 2016). In 2016, over 60,000 drug overdose fatalities were reported throughout the US (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). New York City (NYC) experienced 1,374 drug overdose deaths in 2016 with 82% involving an opioid, with heroin being the most prevalent opioid involved (55%) and 44% involving fentanyl (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2017).

Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 21, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Brett Wolfson-Stofko, Marya V. Gwadz, Luther Elliott, Alex S. Bennett, Ric Curtis Tags: Full length article Source Type: research