Evaluating the Impact of Brave Technology Co-op's Novel Drug Overdose Detection and Response Devices in North America: a Retrospective Study.

Autor: Welwean RA; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. ralph_welwean@brown.edu., Krieg O; Brave Technology Coop, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada., Casey G; Brave Technology Coop, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada., Thompson E; Harm Reduction Innovation Lab, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA., Fleetham D; Brave Technology Coop, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada., Deering T; Brave Technology Coop, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada., Rosen JG; Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA., Park JN; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.; Harm Reduction Innovation Lab, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.; Division of General Internal Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine [J Urban Health] 2023 Oct; Vol. 100 (5), pp. 1043-1047. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 05.
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-023-00779-y
Abstrakt: Assess the preliminary impact of Brave Technology Co-op's overdose detection devices that have been implemented in housing, medical, social service facilities, and several private settings in North America. Administrative data was collected by Brave on their Buttons and Sensors during several proof-of-concept projects and full installations in Canada and United States (US) between December 2018 and July 2022. Data analyzed provided insights on the number of overdoses detected and reversed (averted overdose deaths) using Brave Sensors and Buttons, along with other programmatic and session-specific indicators. Implementation of 486 Brave Buttons and 148 Brave Sensors in Canada has detected and prevented 108 overdose deaths (100 using Buttons and 8 using Sensors) whereas implementation of 170 Buttons in the US has averted 2 overdose deaths to date, with the potential to save many more lives. Brave's devices hold promise for increasing rates of overdose detection and preventing overdose deaths.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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