Clinical Practice Guidelines for Opioid Therapy

Sacramento County Department of Health Services

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- Sacramento County Department of Health Services. (August 26, 2019). Responding to a Fentanyl Overdose: What California First Responders Need to Know. Sacramento County Department of Health Services, 1-2.

Update
Responding to a surge in overdose deaths:
perspectives from US syringe services programs

- Frost, M. C., Austin, E. J., Corcorran, M. A., Briggs, E. S., Behrends, C. N., Juarez, A. M., Frank, N. D., Healy, E., Prohaska, S. M., LaKosky, P. A., Kapadia, S. N., Perlman, D. C., Schackman, B. R., Des Jarlais, D. C., Williams, E. C., & Glick, S. N. (2022). Responding to a surge in overdose deaths: perspectives from US syringe services programs. Harm reduction journal, 19(1), 79. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00664-y

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Jones, A. A., Schneider, K. E., Mahlobo, C. T., Maggs, J. L., Dayton, L., Tobin, K. E., & Latkin, C. A. (2022). Fentanyl overdose concerns among people who inject drugs: The role of sex, racial minority status, and overdose prevention efforts. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication.

Parent, A. C., Carrigan, M., & Pazda, A. D. (2021). The impact of viewing opioid overdose photos on stigma, desire for social distance, and willingness to help. Stigma and Health. Advance online publication.

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.

Online Continuing Education QUESTION 4
Can first responders develop toxicity from just entering the room where someone has fentanyl overdosed? To select and enter your answer go to CEU Test.