A good portion was reversed using oxygen and naloxone.
Less than a year after its closure, a new study shows that the Tenderloin Center successfully reversed 100% of all its opioid overdose cases despite challenges facing the facility, including what researchers call “strained relationships with city emergency response systems.”
“We knew what was necessary and still is necessary to help address the overdose crisis,” said Gary McCoy, vice president of policy and public affairs for HealthRight360, a nonprofit that provided overdose prevention and other health services at the Tenderloin Center. Oxygen is cheaper than naloxone and can be used before people start displaying more dire overdose symptoms, said McCoy. “Oxygen also does not cause the same type of withdrawal that you have from Narcan if you have opioid use disorder,” he said.
Along with the 911 calls, there were other challenges such as “inconsistent supplies and lack of sufficient staffing causing people to work long shifts,” according to the study. Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed these resources earlier this summer, and since then, the groups have seized sizable amounts of fentanyl.
“Ensuring consistent oxygen supplies, staffing, and removing 911 call requirements after every naloxone administration could improve resource management,” according to the study. “These recommendations may enable success for future OPS in San Francisco and elsewhere.”
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