Considerations for the design of overdose education and naloxone distribution interventions: results of a multi-stakeholder workshop.
BMC Public Health
; 23(1): 888, 2023 05 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2326158
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Opioid overdose epidemic is a public health crisis that is impacting communities around the world. Overdose education and naloxone distribution programs equip and train lay people to respond in the event of an overdose. We aimed to understand factors to consider for the design of naloxone distribution programs in point-of-care settings from the point of view of community stakeholders.METHODS:
We hosted a multi-stakeholder co-design workshop to elicit suggestions for a naloxone distribution program. We recruited people with lived experience of opioid overdose, community representatives, and other stakeholders from family practice, emergency medicine, addictions medicine, and public health to participate in a full-day facilitated co-design discussion wherein large and small group discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic approaches.RESULTS:
A total of twenty-four participants participated in the multi-stakeholder workshop from five stakeholder groups including geographic and setting diversity. Collaborative dialogue and shared storytelling revealed seven considerations for the design of naloxone distribution programs specific to training needs and the provision of naloxone, these are recognizing overdose, how much naloxone, impact of stigma, legal risk of responding, position as conventional first aid, friends and family as responders, support to call 911.CONCLUSION:
To create an naloxone distribution program in emergency departments, family practice and substance use treatment services, stigma is a central design consideration for training and naloxone kits. Design choices that reference the iconography, type, and form of materials associated with first aid have the potential to satisfy the need to de-stigmatize overdose response.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Drug Overdose
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Opiate Overdose
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Opioid-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Public Health
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12889-023-15554-6
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