Evaluation of the overdose education and naloxone distribution program of the Baltimore Student Harm Reduction Coalition

D.A. Lewis, J.N. Park, L. Vail, M. Sine, C. Welsh and S.G. Sherman

American Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 106, issue 7, 1243-1246

Abstract: Although historically the majority of overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) programs have targeted opioid users, states are increasingly passing laws that enable third-party prescriptions of naloxone to individuals who may be able to respond to an overdose, including friends and family members of individuals who use opioids. In this report, we discuss the Baltimore Student Harm Reduction Coalition (BSHRC) OEND program,Maryland's first community-based, state-authorized training program under a new law allowing third-party naloxone prescription. In an 8-month pilot period, 250 free naloxone kits were distributed, and 3 overdose reversals were reported to BSHRC. Trainings were effective in increasing self-efficacy surrounding overdose prevention and response, which appears to persist at up to 12 months following the training.

Keywords: naloxone; narcotic antagonist, attitude to health; drug overdose; harm reduction; health education; human; Maryland; organization and management; program evaluation; self concept; student, Baltimore; Drug Overdose; Harm Reduction; Health Education; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Naloxone; Narcotic Antagonists; Program Evaluation; Self Efficacy; Students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303141

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