Background
Overdose, overdose
EVENTS, EVENT
Overdose burden is elevated in the United States’ rural communities [Much of what we know about how PWUD perceive and engage with naloxone comes from studies in urban and suburban areas [While these studies provide valuable insight, there remain several areas for growth in this body of research. First, there is a paucity of research exploring PWUDs’ first-hand naloxone training and administration experiences in rural settings in the United States, despite the high overdose burden these areas experience. One study based in rural Alaska found that PWUD had positive feelings toward naloxone and perceived it to be highly effective [Most studies focus on the overdose event itself, with limited research exploring the surrounding environmental context, including PWUD’ decisions to carry or not carry naloxone, how PWUD develop plans governing naloxone administration with one another before an overdose occurs, or how they discuss it with other PWUD after overdose events. Understanding how PWUD perceive and experience naloxone within the context of their environment is critical to addressing and reducing barriers to peer naloxone administration, thereby decreasing rates of fatal overdose.One approach to exploring environmental features of drug-related harm is Rhodes’ The current analysis builds on this work by using the 