No. Take Home Naloxone is widely endorsed. In March 2012 the WA State Board of Pharmacy released a letter of support for Take Home Naloxone CDTAs. In addition, the American Medical Association and the American Public Health Association both have policies supporting the availability of Take Home Naloxone:
- Promoting Prevention of Fatal Opioid Overdose, AMA Adopts New Policies, June 2012
- Preventing Overdose Through Education and Naloxone Distribution, APHA Policy Number: LB-12-02, Oct. 2012
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Health Organization issued a report supporting that Naloxone be available to first responders (e.g., police and firemen) and to people dependent on opioids, their peers and family members who are likely to be present when an overdose occurs:
Opioid Overdose: Preventing and Reducing Opioid Overdose Mortality, UNODC/WHO, June 2013
Professional research articles suggest prescribing take-home naloxone to those at risk for having an opioid overdose. For example: Diagnosing and treating opioid dependence (Hill KP, Rice LS, Connery HS, Weiss RD. Journal of Family Practice 2012;61(10):588-597)