Feeling safer: effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of continuous pulse oximetry for people who smoke opioids at overdose prevention services in British Columbia, Canada

Feeling safer: effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of continuous pulse oximetry for people who smoke opioids at overdose prevention services in British Columbia, Canada

Abstract Background Smoking is the most common mode of unregulated opioid consumption overall and implicated in fatal overdoses in British Columbia (BC). In part, perception of decreased risk (e.g., fewer who smoke carry naloxone kits) and limited smoking-specific harm reduction services contribute...

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Main Authors: Jessica Moe, Tamara Chavez, Charotte Marr, Fred Cameron, Damian Feldman-Kiss, Yueqiao Elle Wang, Jessica C. Xavier, Zahra Mamdani, Roy A. Purssell, Amy Salmon, Jane A. Buxton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Addiction medicine
Harm reduction
Opioid overdose
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-00963-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-00963-6

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