“Once I'd done it once it was like writing your name”: Lived experience of take-home naloxone administration by people who inject drugs

This study demonstrates that responding to an overdose using take-home naloxone is complex, both practically and emotionally, for those involved. Although protocols exist, a multitude of individual, social and environmental factors shape responses in the short and longer terms. Despite these challenges, participants generally conveyed a strong sense of therapeutic commitment to using take-home naloxone in their communities.