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title: "Highlighted Resource: Effectiveness of naloxone distribution in community settings"
description: Discover the impact of naloxone distribution programs on reducing opioid overdose deaths in community settings and explore our resources to support health care practices in North Carolina.
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# [Highlighted Resource: Effectiveness of naloxone distribution in community settings](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/practicesupport/highlighted-resource-effectiveness-of-naloxone-distribution-in-community-settings)

 Written by [Janice Moore, MLS](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/practicesupport/author/janice-moore) | Aug 20, 2025 5:22:09 PM

August 31 is recognized each year as Overdose Awareness Day, to share knowledge necessary to end overdose deaths and to remember those who have passed from overdoses.

A recent meta-analysis from BMC Public Health reviews studies on survival after an overdose, examining the effectiveness of community-based naloxone distribution programs.

To learn more, check out the ADL’s Highlighted Resource: [Effectiveness of naloxone distribution in community settings to reduce opioid overdose deaths among people who use drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11934755/)

 

 

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