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Survey of Southern Wisconsin Needle Exchange Clients Regarding Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Use.
WMJ. 2019 Jul; 118(2):84-87.WMJ

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Factors surrounding opioid overdose and naloxone use must be explored from the user perspective in order to more effectively combat the current opioid crisis.

METHODS

AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin needle exchange clients were surveyed regarding overdose victim demographics, interventions, experience with naloxone, and overdose outcomes.

RESULTS

Most respondents (102/108, 94.4%) reported either experiencing or witnessing an overdose. While naloxone was often used (64/102, 62.7%), other recommended interventions, such as calling 911 (44/102, 43.1%) and rescue breathing (31/102, 30.4%) often were not. Potential legal consequences were cited as a major barrier for contacting emergency medical services (42.3%).

DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION

There appears to be a need for education and/or policy change to facilitate appropriate overdose prevention and use of emergency medical services in the setting of opioid overdose.

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Baltes A
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, aabaltes@wisc.edu.
Devo B
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
Kaiser M
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
Birstler J
Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
Brown RT
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.

MeSH

AdultDrug OverdoseEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency TreatmentFemaleHumansMaleNaloxoneNarcotic AntagonistsNeedle-Exchange ProgramsOpioid-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesWisconsin

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

31532934

Citation

Baltes, Amelia, et al. "Survey of Southern Wisconsin Needle Exchange Clients Regarding Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Use." WMJ : Official Publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin, vol. 118, no. 2, 2019, pp. 84-87.
Baltes A, Devo B, Kaiser M, et al. Survey of Southern Wisconsin Needle Exchange Clients Regarding Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Use. WMJ. 2019;118(2):84-87.
Baltes, A., Devo, B., Kaiser, M., Birstler, J., & Brown, R. T. (2019). Survey of Southern Wisconsin Needle Exchange Clients Regarding Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Use. WMJ : Official Publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin, 118(2), 84-87.
Baltes A, et al. Survey of Southern Wisconsin Needle Exchange Clients Regarding Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Use. WMJ. 2019;118(2):84-87. PubMed PMID: 31532934.
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