Clinical Practice Guidelines for Opioid Therapy

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2018). SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit. HHS Publication No. (SMA) 18-4742. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, 5-8, 20.

Update
Promoting best practices for managing opioid overdoses
in the field: A novel project Extension for Community
Healthcare Outcomes program for first responders

- Oliver, A. P., Adams, Z. W., Ott, C. A., & Agley, J. (2022). Promoting best practices for managing opioid overdoses in the field: A novel project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes program for first responders. Preventive medicine reports, 30, 102038.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Bessen, S., Metcalf, S. A., Saunders, E. C., Moore, S. K., Meier, A., McLeman, B., Walsh, O., & Marsch, L. A. (2019). Barriers to naloxone use and acceptance among opioid users, first responders, and emergency department providers in New Hampshire, USA. International Journal of Drug Policy, 74, 144–151.

Saunders, E., Metcalf, S. A., Walsh, O., Moore, S. K., Meier, A., McLeman, B., Auty, S., Bessen, S., & Marsch, L. A. (2019). “You can see those concentric rings going out”: Emergency personnel’s experiences treating overdose and perspectives on policy-level responses to the opioid crisis in New Hampshire. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 204, Article 107555.

Wood, C. A., Duello, A., Horn, P., Winograd, R., Jackson, L., Mayen, S., & Wallace, K. (2021). Overdose response training and naloxone distribution among rural first responders. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 45(3), 207–218.

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