Take-home naloxone programs for suspected opioid overdose in community settings: a scoping umbrella review

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dc.contributor.authorMoustaqim-Barrette, Amina
dc.contributor.authorDhillon, Damon
dc.contributor.authorNg, Justin
dc.contributor.authorSundvick, Kristen
dc.contributor.authorAli, Farihah
dc.contributor.authorElton-Marshall, Tara
dc.contributor.authorLeece, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorRittenbach, Katherine
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, Max
dc.contributor.authorBuxton, Jane A
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-28T01:02:22Z
dc.date.available2021-03-28T01:02:22Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-26
dc.date.updated2021-03-28T01:02:22Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Opioid related overdoses and overdose deaths continue to constitute an urgent public health crisis. The implementation of naloxone programs, such as ‘take-home naloxone’ (THN), has emerged as a key intervention in reducing opioid overdose deaths. These programs aim to train individuals at risk of witnessing or experiencing an opioid overdose to recognize an opioid overdose and respond with naloxone. Naloxone effectively reverses opioid overdoses on a physiological level; however, there are outstanding questions on community THN program effectiveness (adverse events, dosing requirements, dose-response between routes of administration) and implementation (accessibility, availability, and affordability). The objective of this scoping review is to identify existing systematic reviews and best practice guidelines relevant to clinical and operational guidance on the distribution of THN. Methods Using the Arksey & O’Malley framework for scoping reviews, we searched both academic literature and grey literature databases using keywords (Naloxone) AND (Overdose) AND (Guideline OR Review OR Recommendation OR Toolkit). Only documents which had a structured review of evidence and/or provided summaries or recommendations based on evidence were included (systematic reviews, meta-analyses, scoping reviews, short-cut or rapid reviews, practice/clinical guidelines, and reports). Data were extracted from selected evidence in two key areas: (1) study identifiers; and (2) methodological characteristics. Results A total of 47 articles met inclusion criteria: 20 systematic reviews; 10 grey literature articles; 8 short-cut or rapid reviews; 4 scoping reviews; and 5 other review types (e.g. mapping review and comprehensive reviews). The most common subject themes were: naloxone effectiveness, safety, provision feasibility/acceptability of naloxone distribution, dosing and routes of administration, overdose response after naloxone administration, cost-effectiveness, naloxone training and education, and recommendations for policy, practice and gaps in knowledge. Conclusions Several recent systematic reviews address the effectiveness of take-home naloxone programs, naloxone dosing/route of administration, and naloxone provision models. Gaps remain in the evidence around evaluating cost-effectiveness, training parameters and strategies, and adverse events following naloxone administration. As THN programs continue to expand in response to opioid overdose deaths, this review will contribute to understanding the evidence base for policy and THN program development and expansion.
dc.identifier.citationBMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 26;21(1):597
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10497-2
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/113179
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/44911
dc.language.rfc3066en
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dc.titleTake-home naloxone programs for suspected opioid overdose in community settings: a scoping umbrella review
dc.typeJournal Article
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