Behavioral intervention to reduce opioid overdose among high-risk persons with opioid use disorder: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

The United States is amidst an opioid epidemic, including synthetic opioids that may result in rapid death, leaving minimal opportunity for bystander rescue. We pilot tested a behavioral intervention to reduce the occurrence of opioid overdose among opioid dependent persons at high-risk for subseque...

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Main Authors: Phillip Oliver Coffin, Glenn-Milo Santos, Tim Matheson, Emily Behar, Chris Rowe, Talia Rubin, Janelle Silvis, Eric Vittinghoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5648110?pdf=render