Original research
by
The HEALing Communities Study Consortium
Release Date
2024
Geography
USA
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
This study examined the effectiveness of a community-engaged intervention to reduce opioid-related overdose deaths through enhanced uptake of evidence-based overdose prevention practices.
Findings/Key points
Death rates were similar in the intervention group and the control group in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and the fentanyl-related overdose epidemic.
Design/methods
In this community-level, cluster-randomized trial, 67 communities in Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio were randomly assigned to receive the intervention (34 communities) or a wait-list control (33 communities), stratified according to state. The primary outcome was the number of opioid-related overdose deaths among community adults.
Keywords
About PWUD
Harm reduction
Illegal drugs
Mortality
Overdose
Substitution/OAT
