Date of Award
Spring 2020
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Psychology; College of Arts & Sciences
First Advisor
Professor Adam Levy
Second Advisor
Dr. Logan Fields
Abstract
As the opioid epidemic continues to increase, new ways of getting overdose victims the drug naloxone have been implemented. Some of these measures include allowing nonmedical personnel the ability to administer the drug to someone experiencing an overdose. With these new laws being enacted, it is important to look at how the public feels about the increasing public access to naloxone. This article will review literature and research on the increase of training sessions on the administration of naloxone and public attitudes towards naloxone. The paper also reviews an increase in demand for similar training programs to become mandatory for police forces and emergency responders. With more training sessions and better knowledge of the drug, and what it does, negative stigma and feelings will increase across the nation, allowing for more lives to be saved and less ignorance around one of the nation's fastest-growing epidemics.
Recommended Citation
Burch, Megan, "Narcan Training and the Public Perception of the Opioid Crisis" (2020). Capstone Showcase. 45.
https://scholarworks.arcadia.edu/showcase/2020/psychology/45
Narcan Training and the Public Perception of the Opioid Crisis
As the opioid epidemic continues to increase, new ways of getting overdose victims the drug naloxone have been implemented. Some of these measures include allowing nonmedical personnel the ability to administer the drug to someone experiencing an overdose. With these new laws being enacted, it is important to look at how the public feels about the increasing public access to naloxone. This article will review literature and research on the increase of training sessions on the administration of naloxone and public attitudes towards naloxone. The paper also reviews an increase in demand for similar training programs to become mandatory for police forces and emergency responders. With more training sessions and better knowledge of the drug, and what it does, negative stigma and feelings will increase across the nation, allowing for more lives to be saved and less ignorance around one of the nation's fastest-growing epidemics.