Events2Join

How technology can save lives when people use drugs alone


How technology can save lives when people use drugs alone

Naloxone can help prevent an opioid overdose if a bystander administers it in time. Researchers are studying how to help drug users when no bystanders are ...

When Naloxone Isn't Enough: How Technology Can Save Lives ...

When Naloxone Isn't Enough: How Technology Can Save Lives when People Use Drugs Alone ... technologies can help prevent opioid overdose deaths. Full ...

Fatal overdoses often happen when users are alone. Hotlines ...

Virtual services such as hotlines and chat apps that allow people to use drugs while communicating with trained staff and people with experience ...

Overdose Detection Technologies to Reduce Solitary Overdose ...

In the absence of supervised consumption spaces [8], using technology to connect people who use drugs with trained lay responders who are pre- ...

Saving a Life When No One Is Around | NIH HEAL Initiative

Implanted under the skin, the device would detect an overdose, automatically administer naloxone, and alert emergency responders and other ...

Brave App

Overdose Detection for People Who Use Drugs · You Don't Have to Use Alone · Overdose Detection on Your Terms · How The Brave App Works · Designed for People Who Use ...

OD Detection Technologies - Harm Reduction Innovation Lab

Hotlines, sensors can save lives.Brown News: When naloxone isn't enough: How technology can save lives when people use drugs aloneOverdose Detection ...

Virtual overdose monitoring services and overdose prevention ...

VOMS also show moderate to high (54-76%) acceptability in people who use drugs (Tas et al., 2023; Tsang et al., 2021). How do VOMS and overdose prevention ...

Fatal overdoses often happen when users are alone. Hotlines ...

... people use alone. The Never Use ... Hotlines, sensors can save lives. Elana Gordon · David Ovalle. The ...

New Ohio County App Could Save Lives of Drug Overdosers

When the individual is about to use drugs, they'll place a call through the app that connects them to a “supporter,” who will ask basic details ...

BeSafe App - for people using alone - Toward the Heart

Designed to prevent overdose death for anyone using drugs alone, the BeSafe Community app does, however, require people to have access to a smartphone and an ...

Digital Interventions to Save Lives From the Opioid Crisis Prior and ...

The Lifeguard App (25) and BeBrave app (26) are designed to link people who use drugs (PWUD) (particularly alone) to emergency responders. The ...

Brave Coop

The Brave App, Brave Buttons, and Brave Sensors help keep people who use drugs alone safe(r). ... The Brave App connects people who would otherwise use drugs ...

First smartphone app to detect opioid overdose and its precursors

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a cellphone app, called Second Chance, that uses sonar to monitor someone's breathing ...

Overdose Detection Technologies for People Who Use Alone

reduction, and health promotion — to empower people who use drugs (and their ... Digital interventions to save lives from the opioid crisis prior and during ...

Could a new phone app save lives from drug overdoses?

When a person downloads the app on their phone, they are prompted to create as many personal rescue plans as they wish, which can be helpful for ...

Lifeguard Digital Health

creating life-saving technology. Our goal is to reduce harm and prevent unintentional deaths for people of all ages. Our team has pioneered apps that were ...

Drug Checking Technology Challenge | Impact Canada

We have launched a challenge to improve on drug checking technology to allow the community of people who use drugs and those who support them to make more ...

Technology Shows Promise in Substance Use Prevention and ...

“Using technology can improve substance abuse prevention and treatment in a way that is cost-effective and increases reach to new target audiences, including ...

Women's multiple uses of an overdose prevention technology to ...

Mobile applications have been developed that allow individuals to solicit help to prevent overdose death. We examine the experiences of women ...