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Brief Report

Development and evaluation of a pilot overdose education and naloxone distribution program for hospitalized general medical patients

Andrea JakubowskiDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; ;Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5651-5589View further author information
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Alexander PappasDepartment of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; View further author information
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Lee IsaacsohnDepartment of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; View further author information
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Felipe CastilloDepartment of Psychiatry, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; View further author information
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Mariya MasyukovaDepartment of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; View further author information
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Richard SilveraDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; ;Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; View further author information
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Louisa HoladayDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; ;Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; View further author information
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Evan RauschDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; ;Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; View further author information
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Sameen FarooqDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; ;Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; View further author information
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Keith T. VeltriDepartment of Pharmacy, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; ;Department of Pharmacy Practice, Touro College of Pharmacy, New York, New York, USAView further author information
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Chinazo O. CunninghamDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; View further author information
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Marcus A. BachhuberDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 61-65 | Received 11 Sep 2017, Accepted 02 Jul 2018, Published online: 26 Nov 2018

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