Optimizing placement of public-access naloxone kits using geospatial analytics: a modelling study
Optimized placement of publicly accessible naloxone kits at transit locations was most effective at improving public accessibility of naloxone, and blanket placement at take-home naloxone program locations covered a substantial proportion of opioid poisonings. Public-access naloxone may improve community access to naloxone in response to opioid poisonings.
Authors
- Jane A. Buxton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2295-393X)
- Jennie Helmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3513-9307)
- Sean van Diepen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6688-828X)
- Timothy C. Y. Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4128-1692)
- May K. Lee
- Jim Christenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7126-6314)
- Kwan Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9972-3433)
- Brian Grunau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4103-1383)
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Duke University (US)
- St. Paul's Hospital (CA)
- Clinical Research Institute (US)
- Christ University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.241228
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Transportation and Mobility Innovations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.73