Naloxone Carriage Among People Who Inject Drugs in New York City
While a higher prevalence than other studies, less than half the sample reported naloxone carriage. There are modifiable factors that can increase naloxone carriage at the individual level. However, given the low prevalence of naloxone carriage, there is a need for further intervention, particularly at the systemic level.
Authors
- Courtney McKnight
- Sarah Kimball (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4995-3489)
- Mehrdad Khezri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9712-6221)
- Chenziheng Allen Weng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3710-2831)
- Don C. Des Jarlais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0157-8168)
Institutions
- New York University (US)
- New York College of Health Professions (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Review
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.70018
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse