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[[File:Mendocino Pride 2023 - Sarah Stierch - 12.jpg|thumb|Free Narcan and test strips at a community event in [[Hopland, California]].]]In a survey of US laypersons in December 2021, most people believed the scientifically supported idea that trained bystanders can reverse overdoses with naloxone.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Agley J, Xiao Y, Eldridge L, Meyerson B, Golzarri-Arroyo L | title = Beliefs and misperceptions about naloxone and overdose among U.S. laypersons: a cross-sectional study | journal = BMC Public Health | volume = 22 | issue = 1 | pages = 924 | date = May 2022 | pmid = 35538566 | pmc = 9086153 | doi = 10.1186/s12889-022-13298-3 | doi-access = free }}</ref>▼
▲In a survey of US laypersons in December 2021, most people believed the scientifically supported idea that trained bystanders can reverse overdoses with naloxone.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Agley J, Xiao Y, Eldridge L, Meyerson B, Golzarri-Arroyo L | title = Beliefs and misperceptions about naloxone and overdose among U.S. laypersons: a cross-sectional study | journal = BMC Public Health | volume = 22 | issue = 1 | pages = 924 | date = May 2022 | pmid = 35538566 | pmc = 9086153 | doi = 10.1186/s12889-022-13298-3 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
A survey of US naloxone prescription programs in 2010, revealed that 21 out of 48 programs reported challenges in obtaining naloxone in the months leading up to the survey, due mainly to either cost increases that outstripped allocated funding or the suppliers' inability to fill orders.<ref name="cdc.gov" /> The approximate cost of a 1{{nbsp}}ml ampoule of naloxone in the US is estimated to be significantly higher than in most other countries.<ref name="Beletsky 2009" />
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