Distribution of take-home opioid antagonist kits during a synthetic opioid epidemic in British Columbia, Canada: a modelling study

• Main Authors: Michael A Irvine, PhD (Author), Jane A Buxton, ProfMBBS (Author), Michael Otterstatter, PhD (Author), Robert Balshaw, PhD (Author), Reka Gustafson, MD (Author), Mark Tyndall, ProfMD (Author), Perry Kendall, MD (Author), Thomas Kerr, ProfPhD (Author), Mark Gilbert, MD (Author), Daniel Coombs, ProfPhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Illicit use of high-potency synthetic opioids has become a global issue over the past decade. This misuse is particularly pronounced in British Columbia, Canada, where a rapid increase in availability of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids in the local illicit drug supply durin...