patient educationopioid overdoseopioid use disorderbarriersBackground:In the United States, opioid overdoses account for 130 deaths daily. Barriers to obtaining naloxone, the drug-of-choice for opioid overdose reversal, include limited education, access, and perceptions of provider judgement.Objectives:...
Education for patients, family members, and friends about overdose prevention, response, and naloxone administration was conducted with an educational video (Miller & Rollnick, 2012), a bilingual printed handout, and in-person recovery coach counseling, when available. 2.2.2. Peer recovery coach ...
Screening and Referral to Treatment After undergoing screening, referral patients received a handout from a trained research associate providing names, locations, and telephone numbers of addiction treatment services in the area and telephone access to call a clinician or facility of their choice, which...