Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 172-177 , February 2007

Prescription Naloxone: A Novel Approach to Heroin Overdose Prevention

  • Karl A. Sporer, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, and the Treatment Research Center, the Urban Health Program, RTI International and the University of California, San Francisco, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Karl Sporer, MD, Emergency Services, Room 1E21, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110; 415-206-5749, fax 415-206-5818
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  • Alex H. Kral, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, San Francisco, CA

Received 7 February 2006 ,Revised 25 April 2006 ,Accepted 23 May 2006.

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 Supervising editor: Richard D. Dart, MD, PhDFunding and support: The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support but discloses that KAS receives compensation for AED medical direction from American Health and Safety Training, Inc.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(06)00796-7

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.05.025

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 172-177 , February 2007