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| Title |
Qualitative assessment of take-home naloxone program participant and law enforcement interactions in British Columbia
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| Published in |
Harm Reduction Journal, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12954-016-0106-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrew Deonarine, Ashraf Amlani, Graham Ambrose, Jane A. Buxton |
| Abstract |
The British Columbia take-home naloxone (BCTHN) program has been in operation since 2012 and has resulted in the successful reversal of over 581 opioid overdoses. The study aims to explore BCTHN program participant perspectives about the program, barriers to participants contacting emergency services (calling "911") during an overdose, and perspectives of law enforcement officials on naloxone administration by police officers. Two focus groups and four individual interviews were conducted with BCTHN program participants; interviews with two law enforcement officials were also conducted. Qualitative analysis of all transcripts was performed. Positive themes about the BCTHN program from participants included easy to understand training, correcting misperceptions in the community, and positive interactions with emergency services. Potential barriers to contacting emergency services during an overdose include concerns about being arrested for outstanding warrants or for other illegal activities (such as drug possession) and confiscation of kits. Law enforcement officials noted that warrants were complex situational issues, kits would normally not be confiscated, and admitted arrests for drug possession or other activities may not serve the public good in an overdose situation. Law enforcement officials were concerned about legal liability and jurisdictional/authorization issues if naloxone administration privileges were expanded to police. Program participants and law enforcement officials expressed differing perspectives about warrants, kit confiscation, and arrests. Facilitating communication between BCTHN program participants and other stakeholders may address some of the confusion and remove potential barriers to further improving program outcomes. Naloxone administration by law enforcement would require policies to address jurisdiction/authorization and liability issues. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 44% |
| Canada | 2 | 22% |
| Unknown | 3 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 63 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 61 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 10 | 16% |
| Researcher | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 10% |
| Librarian | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 11 | 17% |
| Unknown | 16 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 8% |
| Psychology | 3 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 14% |
| Unknown | 18 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. 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 January 2018.
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#4,164,825
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Outputs from Harm Reduction Journal
#514
of 923 outputs
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#71,076
of 333,160 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Harm Reduction Journal
#10
of 11 outputs
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