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1. Rationale for cannabis-based interventions in the opioid overdose crisis

   Philippe Lucas · 2017 · Harm Reduction Journal · 78 cites

2. Drug use, homelessness and health: responding to the opioid overdose crisis with housing and harm reduction services

   Katrina Milaney, Jenna Passi, Lisa Zaretsky, et al. · 2021 · Harm Reduction Journal · 47 cites

   Abstract Background Canada is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis and Alberta has one of the highest opioid use rates across the country. Populations made vulnerable through structural inequities who also use opioids, such as those who are unstably housed, are at an increased risk of experiencing harms associated with opioid use. The main purpose of this study was to explore if there was an association between unstable housing and hospital use for people who use opioids. Methods Analysis utilized self-reported data from the Alberta Health and Drug Use

3. Opioid overdose crises during the COVID-19 pandemic: implication of health disparities

   Ishika Patel, Lauren A. Walter, Li Li · 2021 · Harm Reduction Journal · 45 cites

   Abstract Background Recent data suggest a disproportionate impact of opioid overdoses on Black Americans. The study aims to describe emergency department (ED) visits at a Southern, urban ED pertaining to opioid overdose and associated health disparities. Methods Patients presenting to the ED at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital with opioid overdoses from January 1 to October 31, 2019, and from January 1 to October 31, 2020, were identified from electronic medical records. Results

4. The Public Health Approach to the Worsening Opioid Crisis in the United States Calls for Harm Reduction Strategies to Mitigate the Harm From Opioid Addiction and Overdose Deaths

   Yvon Yeo, Rosemary Johnson, Christine Heng · 2022 · Military Medicine · 22 cites

   ABSTRACT The opioid crisis has devastated the U.S. more than any other country, and the epidemic is getting worse. While opioid prescriptions have decreased by more than 40% from its peak in 2010, unfortunately, opioid-related overdose deaths have not declined but continued to increase. With greater scrutiny on prescription opioids, many users switched to the cheaper and more readily available heroin that drove up heroin-related overdose deaths from 2010 to peak in 2016, being overtaken by the spike in synthetic opioid (mostly fentanyl)-related overdose deaths. The surge in fentanyl-related overdose deaths since 2013 is alarming as fentanyl is more potent and deadly. One thing

5. One opioid user saving another: the first study of an opioid overdose-reversal and naloxone distribution program addressing hard-to-reach drug scenes in Denmark

   Birgitte Thylstrup, Morten Hesse, Marian Jørgensen, et al. · 2019 · Harm Reduction Journal · 10 cites

   Abstract Background Overdose education and naloxone distribution programs decrease opioid overdose deaths. However, no studies of such programs have been carried out in Denmark. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and the effect of a broader “training-the-trainers” model in low-threshold settings after participation in the “Danish Save Lives” [SL] program. Methods Between May 2013 and November 2015, 552 participants from four municipalities took part in the SL program. The program is built on the train-the-trainers model where a central trainer trains others (trainers), who in turn train others (

6. The opioid epidemic and accessibility to free Wi-Fi: internet access is a human rights issue

   Ehsan Jozaghi · 2024 · Harm Reduction Journal · 5 cites

   AbstractThe opioid epidemic has taken the lives of thousands of people across North America and Europe. Moreover, lack of housing, inflation, and a rapidly changing economy have affected millions of people, and many have become homeless. Many governments, researchers, health agencies, and not-for-profits have offered innovative ways to tackle this crisis, including many harm-reduction technologies that rely on Internet. In the age of the first artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, where reliance and accessibility to Internet have become a necessity for finding jobs, housing, affordable food, social services, social connection, and staying alive, the creation of free Wi-Fi zones around inn

7. Editorial: Opioid overdose and harm reduction approaches to combat the looming crisis

   Sasidhar Gunturu, Sanobar Jaka · 2023 · Frontiers in Psychiatry · 5 cites

8. Attitude changes following short-form opioid overdose video education: a pilot study

   Mika V. Galiher, Miranda Huffman · 2022 · Harm Reduction Journal · 4 cites

   Abstract Background Opioid overdose response training (OORT) and the need for its rapid expansion have become more significant as the opioid epidemic continues to be a health crisis in the USA. Limitation of funding and stigmatization often hinders expansion of OORT programs. Primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been widespread transition from in-person to virtual communication. However, OORT programs may benefit from long-term use of this modality of education if it can be as effective. Objective To measure the change in participant attitude after a brief, virtual OORT.