Opioid overdose prevention and naloxone rescue kits: what we know and what we don't know.

This article summarizes the known benefits of naloxone access and details unanswered questions about overdose education and naloxone rescue kits. Hopefully future research will address these knowledge gaps, improve the effectiveness of opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution programs, and unlock the full promise of naloxone rescue kits.
PMID: 28061909 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice - January 6, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Kerensky T, Walley AY Tags: Addict Sci Clin Pract Source Type: research