Who is using take-home naloxone? An examination of supersavers

Original research
by
Eide, Desiree, Philipp Lobmaier & Thomas Clausen

Release Date

2022

Geography

Norway

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

Yes

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Yes

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

We examined take-home naloxone (THN) program participants to 1) describe those that return for refills, specifically those that reported multiple use (supersavers), and 2) to examine what rescuer characteristics were associated with higher rates of THN use.

Findings/Key points

Supersavers (those that reported 3 or more THN uses) were younger, primarily reported current opioid use, and had witnessed higher rates of overdoses at the time of initial training when compared to non-supersavers (those that reported 0–2 THN uses).

Design/methods

1054 participants

Keywords

Harm reduction
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