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Table 4 Student reported opioid overdose attitudes scales responses—abbreviated

From: Assessing pharmacy student experience with, knowledge of and attitudes towards harm reduction: illuminating barriers to pharmacist-led harm reduction

 

Agree (%)

Disagree (%)

Unsure (%)

I am already able to inject naloxone into someone who has overdosed.

6 (3.59)

154 (92.22)

7 (4.19)

I am going to need more training before I would feel confident to help someone who has overdosed.

154 (92.22)

6 (3.59)

7 (4.19)

If someone overdoses, I would know what to do to help them.

21 (12.58)

90 (52.89)

56 (33.53)

I know very little about how to help someone who has overdosed.

111 (66.47)

30 (17.96)

26 (15.57)

I would be afraid of giving naloxone in case the person becomes aggressive afterword.

42 (25.15)

68 (40.72)

57 (34.13)

I would be afraid of doing something wrong in an overdoses situation.

130 (77.84)

18 (10.78)

19 (11.38)

I would be reluctant to use naloxone for fear of precipitating withdrawal symptoms.

29 (17.37)

95 (56.89)

43 (25.75)

I would feel safer if I knew that naloxone was around.

107 (64.07)

18 (10.78)

42 (24.15)

I would be afraid of suffering a needle stick injury if I had to give someone a naloxone injection.

42 (25.15)

93 (55.69)

32 (19.16)

Needles frighten me and I wouldn’t be able to give someone an injection of naloxone.

14 (8.38)

141 (84.43)

12 (7.19)

Everyone at risk of witnessing an overdose should be given a naloxone supply.

61 (36.53)

46 (27.55)

60 (35.93)

I couldn’t just watch someone overdose, I would have to do something to help.

147 (89.02)

4 (2.40)

16 (9.58)

If someone overdoses, I would call an ambulance but I wouldn’t be willing to do anything else.

16 (9.58)

118 (70.66)

33 (19.76)

Family and friends of drug users should be prepared to deal with an overdose.

149 (89.02)

8 (4.79)

10 (5.99)

If I saw an overdose, I would panic and not be able to help.

11 (6.59)

122 (73.05)

34 (20.36)

If I saw an overdose, I would feel nervous, but I would still take the necessary actions.

145 (86.83)

7 (4.19)

15 (8.98)

I will do whatever is necessary to save someone’s life in an overdose situation.

148 (88.62)

4 (2.40)

15 (8.98)

If someone overdoses, I want to be able to help them.

158 (94.61)

2 (1.20)

7 (4.19)

I would be concerned about calling emergency services in case the police come around.

5 (2.99)

155 (92.81)

7 (4.19)

I would be able to perform chest compressions to someone who has overdosed.

141 (84.43)

10 (5.99)

16 (9.58)