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Lisa M Pietrusza1, Kathryn R Puskar, Dianxu Ren
1Lisa M. Pietrusza, BSN, RN, Kathryn R. Puskar, DrPH, RN, Dianxu Ren, MD, PhD, and Ann M. Mitchell, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FIANN, FAAN, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pennsylvania.
Abstract:
Opiate overdose deaths are considered an epidemic by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Homeless adults are disproportionately affected by opioid overdoses. The purpose of this project was to implement an opiate overdose training and routine naloxone prescribing program for patients at a Health Care for the Homeless clinic. Education consisted of overdose risk factors, signs of overdose, how to respond to an opiate overdose, and how to administer naloxone. Knowledge was measured with a pretest and a posttest. Intranasal naloxone was prescribed for each person who received the education, and prescription fill rates were tracked 1 week after the clinic visit. Patients had a significant increase in knowledge, and the overall naloxone fill rate was 33%. Fill rates varied by housing, insurance, and other prescription status. Opiate overdose education can effectively be delivered in a homeless medical clinic, although more research is needed regarding barriers to naloxone fill rates.
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