High uptake of naloxone-based overdose prevention training among previously incarcerated syringe-exchange program participants

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 154, Issue , 2015, Pages 283-286

  Barocas, Joshua A ^a,b   Baker, Lisa ^b   Hull, Shawnika J ^c   Stokes, Scott ^d   Westergaard, Ryan P ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW)   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional facilities; Overdose; People who inject drugs; Risky health behaviors; Take home naloxone

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; ADDICTION; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; OFFENDER; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CRIMINALS; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USERS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84938971296     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.023     Document Type: Article

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