Creating Opioid Response Specialists: A Harm Reduction Initiative
<b>Conclusions:</b> Based on our initial work, the concept of an ORS, especially when embedded with a mobile addiction service, has the potential to improve access to harm reduction as well as form the basis of a training program to extend the skills and scope of personnel with a background in EMS practice.
Authors
- John Broach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-2232)
- Michael D. Hunter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3668-6476)
- Ronald Gigliotti
- Stacy N. Weisberg
- Abbey Smiley
- Kavita M. Babu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-0468)
- Brittany Chapman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5761-5135)
- Norman Soucie
- Jillian K. Joseph
- Karen Gross
- Brian Rettger
Institutions
- UMass Memorial Health Care (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (US)
- Memorial Medical Center (US)
- UMass Memorial Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prehospital Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2025.2473682
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00