2023 article

Association of Implementation of Postoverdose Outreach Programs With Subsequent Opioid Overdose Deaths Among Massachusetts Municipalities

Xuan, Z., Yan, S., Formica, S. W., Green, T. C., Beletsky, L., Rosenbloom, D., … Walley, A. Y. (2023, March 15). JAMA PSYCHIATRY.

By: Z. Xuan *, S. Yan *, S. Formica *, T. Green *, L. Beletsky *, D. Rosenbloom *, S. Bagley *, S. Kimmel * ...

MeSH headings : Humans; Male; Female; Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects; Opiate Overdose / drug therapy; Retrospective Studies; Cities; Massachusetts / epidemiology; Drug Overdose; Opioid-Related Disorders / drug therapy
TL;DR: Among Massachusetts municipalities with high numbers of opioid-related EMS responses, implementation of postoverdose outreach programs was significantly associated with lower opioid fatality rates over time compared with municipalities that did not implement such programs. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
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Added: May 1, 2023

ImportanceNonfatal opioid overdose is the leading risk factor for subsequent fatal overdose and represents a critical opportunity to reduce future overdose and mortality. Postoverdose outreach programs emerged in Massachusetts beginning in 2013 with the main purpose of linking opioid overdose survivors to addiction treatment and harm reduction services.