Take-home Naloxone at Opioid Treatment Programs: A Lifesaver.
| Autor: | Katzman JG; From the Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, (UNMHSC), Albuquerque, NM (JGK); UNMHSC, ECHO Institute (JGK, SB, GDC); Department of Psychiatry, UNMHSC, Albuquerque, NM (SB); and Department of Internal Medicine, UNMHSC, Albuquerque, NM (GDC)., Bhatt S, Comerci GD Jr |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of addiction medicine [J Addict Med] 2022 Nov-Dec 01; Vol. 16 (6), pp. 619-621. |
| DOI: | 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000983 |
| Abstrakt: | Opioid-related overdose deaths have increased almost 30% in the US since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Tragically, many of these deaths could be prevented with widespread availability of naloxone. One innocuous harm-reduction strategy would be the federal government mandating the provision of take-home naloxone and brief overdose education to patients at opioid treatment programs. Take-home naloxone, for instance, may be used by a friend or a family member to save the life of the patient receiving treatment for opioid use disorder. Importantly, many studies demonstrate that patients receiving take-home naloxone at an opioid treatment program will use the naloxone to reverse an overdose of someone in their social network. Other successful indications for mandated take-home naloxone include: federal inmates leaving incarceration if they have an opioid substance use disorder diagnosis and federal police officers on active duty. This editorial describes the various organizations, medical societies, and governmental agencies who may consider making robust actionable recommendations regarding naloxone for persons with opioid use disorder. The authors strongly recommend that professional organizations include take-home naloxone as a best practice for any patient who may be at an elevated risk for an opioid overdose. Competing Interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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