Evaluation of a naloxone distribution and administration program in New York City

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 858-870

  Piper, Tinka Markham ^a   Stancliff, Sharon ^b   Rudenstine, Sasha ^a   Sherman, Susan ^c   Nandi, Vijay ^a   Clear, Allan ^b   Galea, Sandro ^a,d,e  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Harm Reduction Coalition   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Injection drug users; Naloxone; Overdose prevention; Substance use; Syringe exchange programs

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; NEW YORK CITY; OVERDOSE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 45949108718     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080701801261     Document Type: Article

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