Estimating naloxone need in the USA across fentanyl, heroin, and prescription opioid epidemics: a modelling study

Summary: Background: The US overdose crisis is driven by fentanyl, heroin, and prescription opioids. One evidence-based policy response has been to broaden naloxone distribution, but how much naloxone a community would need to reduce the incidence of fatal overdose is unclear. We aimed to estimate...

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Published in:	The Lancet Public Health
Main Authors:	Michael A Irvine, PhD, Declan Oller, PhD, Jesse Boggis, MPH, Brian Bishop, PharmD, Daniel Coombs, ProfPhD, Eliza Wheeler, MPA, Maya Doe-Simkins, MPH, Alexander Y Walley, ProfMD, Brandon D L Marshall, PhD, Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, Traci C Green, ProfPhD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-03-01
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266721003042