ArticleHarm reduction journal2016
Factors associated with knowledge of a Good Samaritan Law among young adults who use prescription opioids non-medically.
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- State variation in opioid treatment policies and opioid-related hospital readmissions.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- Lay responder naloxone access and Good Samaritan law compliance: postcard survey results from 20 Indiana counties.Harm reduction journal · 2018Article
- Expected and actual fentanyl exposure among persons seeking opioid withdrawal management.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2018Article
- Prevalence and correlates of benzodiazepine use and misuse among young adults who use prescription opioids non-medically.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2018Article
- Injection drug use and overdose among young adults who use prescription opioids non-medically.Addictive behaviors · 2018Article
- Prevalence of Hepatitis C Screening, Testing, and Care Experience Among Young Adults Who Use Prescription Opioids Nonmedically.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2018Article
- Prevalence and correlates of fentanyl-contaminated heroin exposure among young adults who use prescription opioids non-medically.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo date, no studies have examined the extent of knowledge and perceptions of Good Samaritan Laws (GSLs) among young adults who engage in non-medical prescription opioid (NMPO) use. We sought to determine awareness of and factors associated with knowledge of Rhode Island's Good Samaritan Law (RIGSL) among young adult NMPO users.
findingsWe compared the sociodemographic and overdose-related characteristics of participants who were aware and unaware of the RIGSL and determined independent correlates of knowledge of the RIGSL via modified stepwise logistic regression. Among 198 eligible participants, 15.7 % were black, 62.1 % white, and 20.7 % mixed or other race. The mean age was 24.5 (SD = 3.2) and 129 (65.2 %) were male. Fewer than half (45.5 %) were aware of the RIGSL; nonetheless, the majority (95.5 %) reported a willingness to call 911 in the event of an overdose. Knowledge of the RIGSL was associated with older age, white race, a history of incarceration, a history of injection drug use, lifetime heroin use, ever witnessing or experiencing an overdose, having heard of naloxone, knowledge of where to obtain naloxone, and experience administering naloxone (all p < 0.05). In the final explanatory regression model, lifetime injection drug use, having heard of naloxone, and knowledge of where to obtain naloxone were independently associated with awareness of the RIGSL.
conclusionsFewer than half of NMPO users surveyed knew of the RIGSL. Targeted harm reduction education is needed to address a vulnerable population of NMPO users who have not initiated injection drug use and are unaware of naloxone. Additional research is needed to determine how the effectiveness of GSLs could be improved to prevent overdose deaths among young adults.
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