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Factors associated with take-home naloxone kit usage in British Columbia: an analysis of administrative data Lei, Victor; Ferguson, Max; Geiger, Rachael; Williams, Sierra; Liu, Lisa; Buxton, Jane A.

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Abstract Background The British Columbia (BC) Take-Home Naloxone (THN) program provides naloxone to people at risk of experiencing or witnessing an opioid overdose for use in reversing suspected overdose events. This study seeks to examine trends and correlates of individuals obtaining a THN kit in BC between 2017 and 2020. Methods Records of THN kits distributed between 2017 and 2020 were the primary source of data for this analysis. Frequency tables were used to describe characteristics of people obtaining kits from THN sites. Correlates of individuals obtaining a THN kit to replace a previous kit reported as used to reverse an overdose were assessed with multivariate logistic regression. Results Between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2020, 240,606 THN kits were reported distributed by registered sites to members of the public, with 90,011 records indicating that a kit was obtained to replace a previous kit that had been used to reverse an overdose. There was a significant trend in increasing kits reported used by year (p 

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Title
Factors associated with take-home naloxone kit usage in British Columbia: an analysis of administrative data
Creator
Lei, Victor; Ferguson, Max; Geiger, Rachael; Williams, Sierra; Liu, Lisa; Buxton, Jane A.
Contributor
BC Centre for Disease Control
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2022-03-31
Description
Abstract Background The British Columbia (BC) Take-Home Naloxone (THN) program provides naloxone to people at risk of experiencing or witnessing an opioid overdose for use in reversing suspected overdose events. This study seeks to examine trends and correlates of individuals obtaining a THN kit in BC between 2017 and 2020. Methods Records of THN kits distributed between 2017 and 2020 were the primary source of data for this analysis. Frequency tables were used to describe characteristics of people obtaining kits from THN sites. Correlates of individuals obtaining a THN kit to replace a previous kit reported as used to reverse an overdose were assessed with multivariate logistic regression. Results Between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2020, 240,606 THN kits were reported distributed by registered sites to members of the public, with 90,011 records indicating that a kit was obtained to replace a previous kit that had been used to reverse an overdose. There was a significant trend in increasing kits reported used by year (p 
Subject
Naloxone; Take-home naloxone; Opioid antagonist; Overdose; Toxicity; Harm reduction
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-04-29
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0413164
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81434
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Citation
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 2022 Mar 31;17(1):25
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s13011-022-00452-8
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Copyright Holder
The Author(s)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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