Department of Biology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.
Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 10;20(2):1230. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20021230.
Drug overdoses were a leading cause of injury and death in the United States in 2021. Solitary drug use and solitary overdose deaths have remained persistent challenges warranting additional attention throughout the overdose epidemic. The goal of this narrative review is to describe recent global innovations in overdose detection technologies (ODT) enabling rapid responses to overdose events, especially for people who use drugs alone. We found that only a small number of technologies designed to assist in overdose detection and response are currently commercially available, though several are in the early stages of development. Research, development, and scale-up of practical, cost-effective ODTs remains a public health imperative. Equipping places where people live, learn, work, worship, and play with the necessary tools to detect and prevent overdose deaths could complement ongoing overdose prevention efforts.
2021 年，药物过量在美国是导致受伤和死亡的主要原因。单独用药和单独用药过量死亡仍然是持续存在的挑战，需要在整个药物过量流行期间引起更多关注。本叙述性综述的目的是描述最近在药物过量检测技术 (ODT) 方面的全球创新，以便对药物过量事件做出快速反应，特别是对独自使用药物的人。我们发现，目前只有少数旨在协助药物过量检测和响应的技术可商业获得，尽管有几种技术仍处于早期开发阶段。研究、开发和扩大实用、具有成本效益的 ODT 仍然是公共卫生的当务之急。为人们生活、学习、工作、礼拜和娱乐的场所配备必要的工具来检测和预防药物过量死亡，可以补充正在进行的药物过量预防工作。
