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Expanded access to naloxone among firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical technicians in massachusetts

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  • Davis, C.S.
  • Ruiz, S.
  • Glynn, P.
  • Picariello, G.
  • Walley, A.Y.

Abstract

Naloxone is a medication that reverses respiratory depression from opioid overdose if given in time. Paramedics routinely administer naloxone to opioid overdose victims in the prehospital setting, and many states are moving to increase access to the medication. Several jurisdictions have expanded naloxone administration authority to nonparamedic first responders, and others are considering that step. We report here on policy change in Massachusetts, where several communities have equipped emergency medical technicians, law enforcement officers, and firefighters with naloxone.

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  • Davis, C.S. & Ruiz, S. & Glynn, P. & Picariello, G. & Walley, A.Y., 2014. "Expanded access to naloxone among firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical technicians in massachusetts," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(8), pages 7-9.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.302062_4
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302062
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    1. White, Michael D. & Perrone, Dina & Malm, Aili & Watts, Seth, 2021. "Narcan cops: Officer perceptions of opioid use and willingness to carry naloxone," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 72(C).
    2. Berardi, Luca & Bucerius, Sandra & Haggerty, Kevin D. & Krahn, Harvey, 2021. "Narcan and Narcan't: Implementation factors influencing police officer use of Narcan," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 270(C).
    3. Marcus A Bachhuber & Emma E McGinty & Alene Kennedy-Hendricks & Jeff Niederdeppe & Colleen L Barry, 2015. "Messaging to Increase Public Support for Naloxone Distribution Policies in the United States: Results from a Randomized Survey Experiment," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(7), pages 1-19, July.
    4. Daniel I. Rees & Joseph J. Sabia & Laura M. Argys & Joshua Latshaw & Dhaval Dave, 2017. "With a Little Help from My Friends: The Effects of Naloxone Access and Good Samaritan Laws on Opioid-Related Deaths," NBER Working Papers 23171, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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