Feedback from two French addiction centers and national survey on the intranasal naloxone (Nalscue® ) in the prevention of opioid overdoses

Thérapie
Flavy LenglardMathieu Chappuy

Abstract

France has temporarily authorized addictology centers to use a form of intranasal naloxone (Nalscue®) to prevent opioid overdoses. The objectives of this work are to present both the characteristics of the patients included in this device in two hospitals centers and the results of the national survey on addiction center's contribution to this new risk reduction tool. Patient data are those requested under Nalscue® study (inclusion period July 2016 to January 2018). The survey is an online questionnaire distributed to all addiction centers with an email address. Over this period, in the two addiction centers, 370 kits (35% of the national total) were distributed to 330 patients including 312 opioid users. Of these users, 15% report injecting and 85% are poly-consumers. In 14% of the cases, a patient's relative was formed to administrate the Nalscue®. Forty kits (30 given away, 6 lost, 4 administered) were renewed to 35 users. Of the 462 addiction centers contacted, 82 (18%) responded. Among 76 structures specialized in opioid addictions, two did not feel concerned and one had no knowledge of the antidote. Fifty-five structures were formed by the pharmaceutical firm. Nine hundred forty-seven patients (58% of the total) were incl...Continue Reading

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