INDEPENDENT ADDICTS –
Oct. 23, 2025 – The researchers found that 25.7 percent of participants had experienced at least one NFOD in the prior year. During the most recent NFOD, use of naloxone was reported by 82.1 percent of survivors, while calls to 911 were reported by 61.3 percent and visits to the emergency department were reported by 47.0 percent. A call to 911 was more likely at the most recent overdose event for non-Hispanic Black people versus non-Hispanic White people (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 1.79; P = 0.02) and by people who used drugs a few times a month at the time of the interview (versus no drug use; AOR, 3.83; P = 0.02). The most common reasons cited for not calling 911 were that the person regained consciousness without naloxone (28.6 percent) or that a bystander administered naloxone (26.8 percent). Of those going to the emergency department, most (61.5 percent) received take-home naloxone in the hospital, while fewer reported receiving buprenorphine (21.9 percent) or methadone (16.2 percent) before discharge.
