Acceptability of prison-based take-home naloxone programmes among a cohort of incarcerated men with a history of regular injecting drug use

• Main Authors: Michael Curtis (Author), Paul Dietze (Author), Campbell Aitken (Author), Amy Kirwan (Author), Stuart A. Kinner (Author), Tony Butler (Author), Mark Stoové (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Take-home naloxone (THN) programmes are an evidence-based opioid overdose prevention initiative. Elevated opioid overdose risk following prison release means release from custody provides an ideal opportunity for THN initiatives. However, whether Australian prisoners would utilis...