ArticleThe International journal on drug policy2025
Community-administered naloxone for overdose reversal: The role of sex worker-led programming and occupational violence in a community-based cohort (2018-2024).
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backgroundAmidst the ongoing toxic drug crisis, sex workers who use drugs face high overdose risk alongside structural barriers to harm reduction services. Previous work has noted that occupational violence and peer-led programs can influence health outcomes for sex workers. Given the potential for community-administered take-home naloxone (THN) to reduce overdose-related harm, we evaluated longitudinal trends and uptake of THN administration, and the associations between exposure to sex work-specific programs and occupational violence and harassment with THN administration over 5.5-years (2018-2024).
methodsData was derived from An Evaluation of Sex Workers' Health Access, a prospective, community-based cohort of sex workers in Vancouver, Canada from September 2018-March 2024. We plotted semi-annual trends of THN administration (Aim 1) and used bivariate logistic regression with generalized estimating equations (GEE) to characterize uptake of THN administration (Aim 2). Lastly, we employed bivariate and multivariable GEE to evaluate the association between exposure to sex-work specific programs and occupational violence and harassment with THN administration (Aim 3).
resultsAmong 427 participants, 57.9 % (N = 247) reported administering THN at least once. Exposure to sex work-specific programs was strongly associated with THN administration (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] 1.26, 95 % Confidence Interval [CI] 1.02-1.55), as was exposure to violence from clients (AOR 1.72, 95 %CI 1.22-2.41) and community (AOR 1.76, 95 %CI 1.25-2.46), and police harassment (AOR 1.54, 95 %CI 1.07-2.21).
conclusionOver 5.5 years, over half of participants administered THN, which was associated with exposure to sex work-specific programs and occupational violence. Violence from clients, community members, and police independently increased the likelihood of THN administration. Findings suggest that marginalized sex workers, particularly those who use drugs in occupational settings, are uniquely positioned to respond to overdoses. This supports the feasibility of implementing sex worker-specific overdose interventions and highlights the need to expand community-based, sex worker-led safety, violence prevention, and care interventions to strengthen overdose prevention efforts and improve naloxone cascade metrics.
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