Creation of a Take-Home-Naloxone Program in Rural Northwest Ohio
Advisor(s)
Dr. Michelle Musser
Dr. Emily Eddy
Confirmation
1
Document Type
Poster
Location
ONU McIntosh Center; McIntosh Activities Room
Start Date
21-4-2023 10:00 AM
End Date
21-4-2023 10:50 AM
Abstract
Background: According to Ohio’s State Health Assessment, the rate of unintentional drug overdoses in 2020 was 45.6 compared to 25.8 nationally. As a direct result, Ohio has implemented more harm reduction strategies. Project DAWN, an Ohio Department of Health (ODH) subgroup, supplies free naloxone to agencies across Ohio. ONU Healthwise is one of two agencies in Hardin County distributing naloxone to the community.
Description of Service: Help Save a Life with Naloxone, an ONU Healthwise group, provides free harm reduction supplies to the community. Kits come with two doses of naloxone, either 4 or 8 mg, five fentanyl test strips, a Deterra drug disposal bag, information about addiction, other services within the residents home county & a Project DAWN quick reference guide. Before distribution, patients receive basic naloxone training in order to be able to properly use the naloxone.
Program Assessment: Patients complete an intake form that contains basic demographic information and number/type of kit dispensed. To determine impact, the number of kits dispensed and all basic demographics are evaluated.
Outcomes: Since September 2022, the program has distributed 136 naloxone kits to 86 community members, trained 47 student pharmacists/pharmacists & had four known reversals with the utilization of naloxone. Goals of this program for 2023 include implementation of NaloxBoxes and/or vending machines to make the naloxone accessible at all times. Help Save a Life with Naloxone is working to reduce overdose deaths and the stigma around addiction once event at a time.
Recommended Citation
McWilliams, Dylan; Ashbaugh, Madison; Musser, Michelle; and Eddy, Emily, "Creation of a Take-Home-Naloxone Program in Rural Northwest Ohio" (2023). ONU Student Research Colloquium. 54.
https://digitalcommons.onu.edu/student_research_colloquium/2023/posters/54
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Creation of a Take-Home-Naloxone Program in Rural Northwest Ohio
ONU McIntosh Center; McIntosh Activities Room
Background: According to Ohio’s State Health Assessment, the rate of unintentional drug overdoses in 2020 was 45.6 compared to 25.8 nationally. As a direct result, Ohio has implemented more harm reduction strategies. Project DAWN, an Ohio Department of Health (ODH) subgroup, supplies free naloxone to agencies across Ohio. ONU Healthwise is one of two agencies in Hardin County distributing naloxone to the community.
Description of Service: Help Save a Life with Naloxone, an ONU Healthwise group, provides free harm reduction supplies to the community. Kits come with two doses of naloxone, either 4 or 8 mg, five fentanyl test strips, a Deterra drug disposal bag, information about addiction, other services within the residents home county & a Project DAWN quick reference guide. Before distribution, patients receive basic naloxone training in order to be able to properly use the naloxone.
Program Assessment: Patients complete an intake form that contains basic demographic information and number/type of kit dispensed. To determine impact, the number of kits dispensed and all basic demographics are evaluated.
Outcomes: Since September 2022, the program has distributed 136 naloxone kits to 86 community members, trained 47 student pharmacists/pharmacists & had four known reversals with the utilization of naloxone. Goals of this program for 2023 include implementation of NaloxBoxes and/or vending machines to make the naloxone accessible at all times. Help Save a Life with Naloxone is working to reduce overdose deaths and the stigma around addiction once event at a time.