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Posted 1/12/2021 (updated 4/4/2024)
This handbook is for anyone looking for help or information, and for people who care about them, who may be: Misusing prescription pain medications, using narcotics, heroin, or other opioid drugs; thinking about seeking help for an opioid problem; or Considering medications that help with recovery from opioid use disorder.
Posted 8/18/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
… medical staff and volunteers as a resource about the types of wounds common with injection drug use and also to increase … and can also negatively impact injection drug users’ social and employment status. Due to concerns about finances, lack of health insurance, and stigmatization by health care …
Posted 4/6/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Opioid overdose death rates were reduced in communities where overdose education and nasal naloxone distribution (OEND) was implemented. This study provides observational evidence that by training potential bystanders to prevent, recognize, and respond to opioid overdoses, OEND is an effective intervention.