Operation Naloxone: Overdose prevention service learning for student pharmacists
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Prescribe to Prevent: Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Rescue Kits for Prescribers and Pharmacists
In March of 2015, the United States Department of Health and Human Services identified 3 priority areas to reduce opioid use disorders and overdose, which are as follows: opioid-prescribing practices; expanded use and distribution of naloxone; and expansion of medication-assisted treatment. In this narrative review of overdose prevention and the role of prescribers and pharmacists in distributi...
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Michael A. Yokell, ScB, Traci C. Green, MSc, PhD, Sarah Bowman, MPH, Michelle McKenzie, MPH, and Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPH introduCtion Opioid overdose is a major public health concern that affects a diverse group of individuals across all categories of race, class, and geography. Overdose is the leading cause of adult accidental death in Rhode Island, making our state one of only 16 where over...
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The mortality and morbidity from heroin overdose have increased in the United States and internationally in the last decade. The lipid solubility allows the rapid deposition of heroin and its metabolites into the central nervous system and accounts for the "rush" experienced by users and for the toxicity. Risk factors for fatal and nonfatal heroin overdoses such as recent abstinence, decreased ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1877-1297
DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2018.07.010