Titre : | Primary Care - A key route for distribution of naloxone in the community [Viewpoint] (2016) |
Auteurs : | J. KLIMAS ; H. TOBIN ; M. EGAN ; B. TOMAS ; G. BURY |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.38, December 2016) |
Article en page(s) : | 1-3 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | TRA (Traitement et prise en charge / Treatment and care) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés SOINS DE PREMIER RECOURS ; NALOXONE ; SURDOSE ; FORMATIONThésaurus géographique IRLANDE |
Résumé : | Heroin use continues to drive opioid-related overdoses and mortality globally (Degenhardt & Hall, 2012). Not-as-prescribed use of prescription opioids increases the number of victims of this epidemic (Logan, Liu, Paulozzi, Zhang, & Jones, 2013). Naloxone has been shown to reduce mortality in overdose among people who use heroin and other opioids; however, its administration in a number of countries, including Ireland, is limited to paramedics and health professionals (Bury, 2015), despite proven effectiveness of overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) programmes by trained lay-people worldwide (McAuley, Aucott, & Matheson, 2015). [Extract] |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : | School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Health Sciences Centre, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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