TY - JOUR AU - Troberg, Katja AU - Isendahl, Pernilla AU - Blomé, Marianne Alanko AU - Dahlman, Disa AU - Håkansson, Anders PY - 2020 DA - 2020/02/07 TI - Protocol for a multi-site study of the effects of overdose prevention education with naloxone distribution program in Skåne County, Sweden JO - BMC Psychiatry SP - 49 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - Continuously high rates of overdose deaths in Sweden led to the decision by the Skåne County to initiate the first regional take-home naloxone program in Sweden. The project aims to study the effect of overdose prevention education and naloxone distribution on overdose mortality in Skåne County. Secondary outcome measures include non-fatal overdoses and overdose-related harm in the general population, as well as cohort-specific effects in study participants regarding overdoses, mortality and retention in naloxone program. SN - 1471-244X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-2470-3 DO - 10.1186/s12888-020-2470-3 ID - Troberg2020 ER -