Highlighted Resource for August 15, 2025: Effectiveness of naloxone distribution in community settings
August 31 is recognized each year as Overdose Awareness Day, to share knowledge necessary to end overdose deaths and to remember those who have passed from overdoses.
A recent meta-analysis from BMC Public Health reviews studies on survival after an overdose, examining the effectiveness of community-based naloxone distribution programs.
To learn more, check out the ADL’s August 15 Highlighted Resource: Effectiveness of naloxone distribution in community settings to reduce opioid overdose deaths among people who use drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis