Overdose prevention for injection drug users: Lessons learned from naloxone training and distribution programs in New York City

BACKGROUND: Fatal heroin overdose is a significant cause of mortality for injection drug users (IDUs). Many of these deaths are preventable because opiate overdoses can be quickly and safely reversed through the injection of Naloxone [brand name Narcan], a prescription drug used to revive persons wh...

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Autores principales: Piper, Tinka Markham, Rudenstine, Sasha, Stancliff, Sharon, Sherman, Susan, Nandi, Vijay, Clear, Allan, Galea, Sandro
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1797013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17254345
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-4-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1797013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17254345
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-4-3

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