Naloxone protection, social support, network characteristics, and overdose experiences among a cohort of people who use illicit opioids in New York City

• Main Authors: Alex S. Bennett (Author), Joy Scheidell (Author), Jeanette M. Bowles (Author), Maria Khan (Author), Alexis Roth (Author), Lee Hoff (Author), Christina Marini (Author), Luther Elliott (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite increased availability of take-home naloxone, many people who use opioids do so in unprotected contexts, with no other person who might administer naloxone present, increasing the likelihood that an overdose will result in death. Thus, there is a social nature to being &q...