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I Don't Believe a Person Has to Die When Trying to Get High: Overdose Prevention and Response Strategies in Rural Illinois

Description
Examines overdose prevention and response of service providers and people who inject drugs in rural southern Illinois. Reports on interviews with 23 participants from August 2019 through February 2020 and discusses issues such as the growing presence of fentanyl, overdose prevention, overdose reversal, harm reduction education, and more.
Author(s)
Suzan M. Walters, Marisa Felsher, David Frank, et al.
Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), 1648
Date
01/2023
Type
Document
Tagged as
Illicit drug use · Mortality · Prescription drug misuse · Illinois