New review reveals potential positives of virtual overdose monitoring systems abhealth
Using phones and smartphone apps and operating 24 hours a day, virtual overdose monitoring services connect people anonymously with those who can develop personalized emergency response plans or supervise substance use.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“Our human family is struggling and it’s not up to us to judge someone’s relationship with their substances,” she said. “One of the beautiful things to watch happen at NORS is that once there’s a space that’s created for people where that shame is alleviated, they do better,” she said. The review was done in part by Dr. Monty Ghosh, a co-founder and adviser for NORS and an internist and addiction specialist at the University of Alberta, and Tyler Marshall, a post-doctoral associate at the University of Calgary.Article content
The authors of the review are calling for more high-quality research to better understand the potential benefits and risks of virtual overdose monitoring services.
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