Post-Opioid Overdose Response Team Intervention Barriers and Facilitators to Substance Use Treatment: Perspectives of Patients and Team Members
An EMS-led post-overdose response team provided recovery resources and linkage to treatment by meeting patients in times of desperation, employing non-judgmental personnel, and removing complex barriers. These findings are important to leveraging EMS in expanded roles as part of the larger public health response to opioid overdose.
Authors
- Rebecca J. McCloskey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9371-5002)
- Alexander Ulintz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-7614)
- Matthew Parrish
- Jennifer L. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6683-0053)
- Gretchen Clark Hammond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0046-6068)
- Isaac Toliver
Institutions
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- Columbus Center (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prehospital Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2025.2479569
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00