Naloxone Use by Emergency Medical Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey

This is an academic paper that provides results on a national survey of emergency medical services (EMS) directors to understand how overdose events and naloxone administration practices have changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Findings were geographically mixed, where some regions saw an increase in overdoses and naloxone administration and some regions saw a decrease. 

Continuum of Care
Harm Reduction
Response Approach
COVID / Coronavirus related
Overdose prevention
Citation

Cone, D.C., Bogucki, S., Burns, K., D'Onofrio, G., Hawk, K., Joseph, D., Fiellin, D.A. (2020). Naloxone Use by Emergency Medical Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey. Journal of Addiction Medicine. Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000746