title: Police officer attitudes towards intranasal naloxone training.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  One approach to reduce fatal opioid overdose is by distributing naloxone to law enforcement officers. While several cities have implemented these naloxone programs, little research has investigated officer attitudes about their training. The present research attempts to fill this gap by analyzing survey data from police officers following intranasal naloxone training.
  
  
  METHODS
  All of the police officers within the same district in Indianapolis, Indiana, underwent training to recognize opioid overdose and to administer intranasal naloxone (N=117). Following training, officers completed a survey that measured prior experience with opioid overdose, perceived importance of training, and items from the Opioid Overdose Attitudes Scale (OOAS) to measure attitudes following training.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The officers had overwhelmingly positive feelings about the training, that it was not difficult, and that other officers should be trained to use naloxone. The OOAS items suggest that officers know the appropriate actions to take in the event of an overdose and feel that administering intranasal naloxone will not be difficult. Finally, we found that officers who had more experience with opioid overdose had more positive attitudes about the training.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Distributing naloxone to police officers is likely a trend that will continue so it is important to understand how police officers respond to training to assure that future trainings are as effective as possible. Further research is needed to investigate the impact that these programs have on the community.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Business/SPEA Building, 801 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA. Electronic address: bradray@iupui.edu.
authors.forename: Bradley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Out of Hospital Care, Indiana University School of Medicine, 3930 Georgetown Rd. , Indianapolis, IN 46254 USA. Electronic address: dapodonn@iu.edu.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Out of Hospital Care, Indiana University School of Medicine, 3930 Georgetown Rd. , Indianapolis, IN 46254 USA. Electronic address: kkahre@iupui.edu.
authors.forename: Kailyn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kahre
mesh_terms: D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D001290:Attitude; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009270:Naloxone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016495:Police / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching
chemical_list: D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D009270:Naloxone
keywords: Law enforcement; Naloxone; Opioid; Opioid overdose attitudes scale (OOAS); Overdose; Police