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In theory, intranasal (IN) naloxone should be effective and practical for the treatment of acute opioid overdose. To date, evaluation of its effectiveness has been limited, but what is known is promising with reports that it is effective and safe, can reduce the requirement for injected treatments and has comparable times to recovery with other routes of administration. Unfortunately, naloxone as...
Naloxone distribution to injecting drug users (IDUs) for peer administration is a suggested strategy to prevent fatal heroin overdose. The aim of this study was to explore attitudes of IDUs to administration of naloxone to others after heroin overdose, and preferences for method of administration. A sample of 99 IDUs (median age 35 years, 72% male) recruited from needle and syringe programs in Melbourne...
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