Predictors of receiving an emergency department naloxone prescription following an opioid overdose

Despite recent efforts to mitigate opioid-related mortality, opioid overdose fatalities continue to increase [1]. In addition to appropriate opioid prescribing and increased access to medications for opioid use disorder (OUD), naloxone is part of a multimodal approach to curbing opioid overdose deaths. Consequently, naloxone distribution programs have been increasingly integrated into the emergency department (ED) in an effort to better reach high-risk patients.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research