Naloxone distribution, trauma, and supporting community-based overdose responders.

Int J Drug Policy

British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, 400-1045 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2A9, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 400-1045 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A9, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: December 2019

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