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Homeless drug users' awareness and risk perception of peer "Take Home Naloxone" use – a qualitative study

Overview of attention for article published in Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, October 2006
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  • In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (90th percentile)

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Title
Homeless drug users' awareness and risk perception of peer "Take Home Naloxone" use – a qualitative study
Published in
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, October 2006
DOI 10.1186/1747-597x-1-28
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Authors

Nat Wright, Nicola Oldham, Katharine Francis, Lesley Jones

Abstract

Peer use of take home naloxone has the potential to reduce drug related deaths. There appears to be a paucity of research amongst homeless drug users on the topic. This study explores the acceptability and potential risk of peer use of naloxone amongst homeless drug users. From the findings the most feasible model for future treatment provision is suggested.

Mendeley readers

Mendeley readers

The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 74 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 3%
United States 1 1%
Canada 1 1%
Unknown 70 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 14 19%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 9%
Researcher 6 8%
Other 6 8%
Other 13 18%
Unknown 19 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 18 24%
Social Sciences 9 12%
Psychology 7 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 7 9%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 4 5%
Other 6 8%
Unknown 23 31%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 August 2013.
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#2,914,309
of 22,715,151 outputs
Outputs from Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
#161
of 665 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#6,454
of 67,627 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
#2
of 4 outputs
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