title: Development and implementation of an opioid overdose prevention program within a preexisting substance use disorders treatment center.
abstract: This case study of the development and implementation of an opioid overdose prevention program is based on an actual clinic's experience, but information about the clinic, including details of implementation and outcome measures, has been changed. Four experts reflect on the medical, administrative, peer-support, community, and evaluation aspects of this case. This discussion highlights challenges and important considerations in the creation of programs to address the ever-increasing risk for opioid overdose.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience (CMW, ELW), University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; Project Lazarus (FWB), Moravian Falls, NC; College of Nursing (AKC), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (MG), New York University School of Medicine, New York; and Clinical Addiction Research Education Unit (AYW), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wilder
authors.forename: Fred Wells
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Brason
authors.forename: Angela K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galanter
authors.forename: Alexander Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Walley
authors.forename: Erin L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Winstanley
mesh_terms: D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009270:Naloxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*
chemical_list: D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D009270:Naloxone