Businesses in high drug use areas as potential sources of naloxone during overdose emergencies

Original research
by
Schneider, Kristin E. et al

Release Date

2022

Geography

USA

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

No

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

Utilizing businesses as fixed location sources of naloxone could be a valuable supplemental strategy to preventing fatal overdoses that is underexplored in the literature.

Findings/Key points

Businesses are underutilized as potential reliable sources of naloxone.

Design/methods

We surveyed business owners and employees (N=149) located in neighborhoods characterized by high rates of drug use in Baltimore City.

Keywords

Harm reduction