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Overdose prevention training with naloxone distribution in a prison in Oslo, Norway: a preliminary study

BACKGROUND: Prison inmates face a ten times increased risk of experiencing a fatal drug overdose during their first 2 weeks upon release than their non-incarcerated counterparts. Naloxone, the antidote to an opioid overdose, has been shown to be feasible and effective when administered by bystanders...

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Autores principales: Petterson, Aase Grønlien, Madah-Amiri, Desiree
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5696738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29162122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-017-0200-z