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Emergency Medical Services Targeting Opioid Use Disorder: An Exploration of Current Out-of-Hospital Post-Overdose Interventions

This is an academic paper that provides a scoping review of post-overdose responses implemented by emergency medical services (EMS). 27 programs were identified with themes including providing harm reduction in the community, integration with law enforcement, innovative community outreach, and inclusion of peer support. 

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Continuum of Care
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Peer-reviewed Article
Emergency Medical Services Targeting Opioid Use Disorder: An Exploration of Current Out-of-Hospital Post-Overdose Interventions
Citation

Champagne-Langabeer, T., Bakos-Block, C., Yatsco, A., Langabeer, J.R. (2020). Emergency medical services targeting opioid user disorder: An exploration of current out-of-hospital post-overdose interventions. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 1(6), 1230-1239.