Engaging Law Enforcement in Overdose Reversal Initiatives: Authorization and Liability for Naloxone Administration

Opioid overdose is reversible through the timely administration of naloxone, which has been used by emergency medical services for decades. Law enforcement officers (LEOs) are often the first emergency responders to arrive at an overdose, but they are not typically equipped with naloxone. This is ra...

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Published in:Am J Public Health
Main Authors: Davis, Corey S., Carr, Derek, Southwell, Jessica K., Beletsky, Leo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Public Health Association 2015
Subjects:
Government, Law, and Public Health Practice
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4504282/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26066921
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302638
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