Factors Associated with Take Home Naloxone Refusal among Emergency Department Patients Participating in an Opioid Overdose Prevention Program.

Background: Increasing the equitable distribution of take home naloxone (THN) may result in reduced deaths from opioid overdose (OD).

Objectives: The primary study objective is to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of emergency department (ED) patients who decline THN. The findings of this descriptive study may generate new hypotheses for successful THN distribution.

The Experiences of Minors Seeking Asylum in the United States: A Modified Consensual Qualitative Research Analysis.

Minors fleeing violence in their countries of origin constitute a significant portion of asylum seekers in the United States. Medical and mental health professionals provide continuity care services and offer pro bono forensic evaluations for this population to document evidence of human rights abuses and torture. The present study included a retrospective, qualitative chart review of deidentified personal declarations and clinician medico-legal affidavits associated with 36 asylum seekers under 21 years of age.