Improving racial/ethnic health equity and naloxone access among people at risk for opioid overdose: A simulation modeling analysis of community‐based naloxone distribution strategies in Massachusetts, United States
An equity-focused naloxone distribution strategy designed to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in naloxone availability could improve health equity among racial and ethnic groups while potentially improving overall population health at lower healthcare costs per opioid overdose death averted than a proportional distribution strategy.
Authors
- Shayla Nolen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1740-7435)
- Alexandra Skinner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5071-6937)
- Jake R. Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1559-3983)
- Leah C. Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9033-667X)
- Czarina Navos Behrends (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3885-088X)
- Xiao Zang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5722-8255)
- Alexander Yale Walley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8158-4882)
- Ali Jalali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4349-1519)
- Ashly E. Jordan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9426-2869)
- Bruce R. Schackman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1132-2932)
- Zongbo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5470-866X)
- Brandon D. L. Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-7052)
- Avik Chatterjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8437-6774)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Minnesota Department of Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16691
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17