31. Naloxone and IV Drug Use

Addiction Medicine Journal Club

31: We discuss an article about how naloxone training impacts IV drug use.

Colledge-Frisby S, Rathnayake K, Nielsen S, et al. Injection Drug Use Frequency Before and After Take-Home Naloxone Training. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(8):e2327319.

We also discuss gambling self-exclusion and which professions use the most drugs.

From the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board: Gambling Self-Exclusion

From the CDC: Drug Overdose Mortality by Usual Occupation and Industry

Two other podcasts on naloxone:

The Addiction in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care podcast

The Curbsiders Addiction Medicine

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Episode 31 Credits:

• Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy
• Audio production: Erin McCue
• Executive Producer: Dr. Patrick Beeman
• A podcast from Ars Longa Media

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