Open AccessNEXT Harm Reduction: An Online, Mail-Based Naloxone Distribution and Harm-Reduction Program
Author(s) -
Carol Yang,
Jamie Favaro,
Meredith C. Meacham
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2020.306124
Subject(s) - harm reduction , (+) naloxone , harm , opioid overdose , medicine , medical emergency , reduction (mathematics) , public health , psychology , opioid , nursing , social psychology , receptor , geometry , mathematics
Needle EXchange Technology (NEXT) Harm Reduction is an online, mail-based platform designed for sending (1) naloxone kits to people at risk for overdose and (2) sterile syringes and other equipment directly to people who otherwise cannot access safe supplies. From its inception in 2017 through the end of 2019, NEXT Harm Reduction sent naloxone kits to 3609 individuals and 1230 packages of sterile syringes and supplies and received 335 reports of overdose reversals using naloxone provided by NEXT Harm Reduction and its affiliates.