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Table 2 OEND and Naloxone use during 3-month Follow-up (N = 699)

From: Overdose education and naloxone distribution among women with a history of OUD transitioning to the community following jail release

Naloxone Use

 

% who had a naloxone unit left in their property at baseline (while still in jail)

94.0%

% who requested that a naloxone unit be mailed to them (instead of left in their property)

4.7%

Of those who responded to naloxone questions at 3-month follow-up:

(N = 541)

 % who received a naloxone unit at their most recent release from jail

70.8%

Of those who received a naloxone unit:

(N = 383)

 % who found the training/pamphlet helpful in remembering how to use

97.9%

 % who had to use the naloxone unit it

7.8%

  Who was the unit used on?

(N = 30)

   Self

36.7%

   Friend

36.7%

   Family

13.3%

   Acquaintance

3.3%

   Stranger

6.7%

   Unknown

3.3%

 % who did not use it

92.2%

  Where is the unit now?

(N = 353)

   Still have it

84.7%

   Gave it to someone else

6.2%

   Confiscated by treatment center/halfway house

4.2%

   Lost it

4.0%

   Stolen

0.6%

   Other/unsure

0.3%

 % who obtained a refill/replacement unit from study staff priod to their 3-month interview

4.4%

% interested in getting a naloxone unit following their 3-month interview

61.7%