Expanded Access to Naloxone: Options for Critical Response to the Epidemic of Opioid Overdose Mortality
Kim D, Irwin KS, Khoshnood K. Expanded Access to Naloxone: Options for Critical Response to the Epidemic of Opioid Overdose Mortality. American Journal Of Public Health 2009, 99: 402-407. PMID: 19150908, PMCID: PMC2661437, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2008.136937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid overdose mortalityEmergency medical personnelIllicit opioidsPreventable deathsOpioid overdoseOverdose symptomsCurrent evidenceOverdose mortalityNaloxoneRecent pilot programOverdose victimsMedical personnelOverdosesPossible policiesFamily membersProgram responsesEpidemicPilot programCritical responseUnited StatesOpioidsFirst respondersOverdoseSymptoms