Overdose prevention and naloxone prescription for opioid users in san Francisco

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 931-941

  Enteen, Lauren ^a   Bauer, Joanna ^b   McLean, Rachel ^c   Wheeler, Eliza ^d   Huriaux, Emalie ^e   Kral, Alex H ^f   Bamberger, Joshua D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c S Francisco Dept of Public Health   (United States)

^d Drug Overdose Prevention and Education Project   (United States)

^e AIDS Office San Francisco   (United States)

^f RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Heroin; Injection drug user; Naloxone; Overdose

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OVERDOSE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAN FRANCISCO;

EID: 78650895840     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9495-8     Document Type: Article

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