Retrospective analysis of patterns of opioid overdose and interventions delivered at a tertiary hospital emergency department: impact of COVID-19
Abstract Background Opioid-related overdoses cause substantial numbers of preventable deaths.Naloxone is an opioid antagonist available in take-home naloxone (THN) kits as a lifesaving measure for opioid overdose.As the emergency department (ED) is a primary point of contact for patients with high-risk opioid use, evidence-based recommendations fro