An Initial evaluation of law enforcement overdose training in Rhode Island

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 162, Issue , 2016, Pages 211-218

  Saucier, Cory D ^a,b   Zaller, Nickolas ^c   Macmadu, Alexandria ^b   Green, Traci C ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

First responders; Law enforcement; Naloxone; Opioids; Overdose

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; BRIEF OVERDOSE RECOGNITION AND RESPONSE ASSESSMENT; COUNSELING; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GOOD SAMARITAN LAW; HUMAN; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; MALE; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; RHODE ISLAND; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USERS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; POLICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RHODE ISLAND; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962204031     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.03.011     Document Type: Article

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