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ABSTRACT
This brief report describes the first time a recovery home organization has both developed and evaluated an educational workshop aimed at encouraging the use of medication-assisted treatments (MATs) and NARCAN (naloxone) to prevent/reduce opioid overdoses. The one-hour program involving the use, misuse, and recovery potential of MATs and the opioid overdose reversal properties of NARCAN occurred for Oxford House residents who participated in 2019 (N = 522) and in 2021 (N = 887). Post-intervention ratings indicated that resident ratings indicated that recovery home residents acknowledged that they were able to recognize and reverse an opioid overdose, properly administer naloxone, and potentially save the life of someone who is overdosing on opioids. The findings suggest that this program might be effectively administered in recovery homes, and future studies will need to determine if the program is able to change attitudes and behaviors of residents.
Disclosure statement
The authors indicate that there are no known conflicts of interest related to the conduct of this brief report or the interpretation of the data. The authors accept responsibility for the manuscript and meet the definition of an author as stated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. We were provided authorization to use these data by Casey Longan, who created and delivered this educational this educational MAT & overdose reversal intervention to the Oxford House community in Texas. We thank Casey for her expertise and assistance throughout those aspects of our brief report, and for her help in contributing to end the stigma surrounding MATs.