Door-to-door overdose harm reduction: an Illinois case study
Results to date indicate that this intervention is feasible -over half (55%) of the doors approached were answered. Acceptability of the intervention as delivered is high --people at 75% of doors that were answered were interested in and received training and/or supplies. BXB is flexible in that it has been quickly adapted to changes in community conditions, the drug supply, and shifting high risk areas as they developed. This is a promising intervention that leverages available data and resources and is readily implementable in communities with support from a central program administrator and access to geo-coded data.
Authors
- B. Johnson
- Nathaniel J. Andrews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2912-7597)
- Stephen S. Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8444-0286)
- Sarah B Welch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5609-3718)
- Maryann Mason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6524-1532)
- Ursula Alexander
- Oyindamola Ajala
- Christorpher Schaffner
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Waukegan Public Library (US)
- Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (US)
- Behavioral Health Services (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Harm Reduction Journal
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01134-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54