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L’objectif
It is unknown how many people in treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) have naloxone, use naloxone, and what their perceptions and barriers to obtaining it are.
Constatations/points à retenir
Of the 701 patients prescribed naloxone in a telehealth treatment program, 25% reported having either used naloxone on someone else or had it used on them in the past. The prescription was filled 72% of the time, and when it was filled, 8% used the naloxone. Education and cost policy changes may reduce barriers to obtaining naloxone.
La conception ou méthodologie de recherche
This was a survey of patients treated in a large telehealth OUD program. Between December 6, 2023 and January 6, 2024, all patients who had access to the program’s phone app (n=17,899 individuals, of whom 12,887 were in active treatment), were invited to complete an anonymous online survey.
