Not to be confused with Rapid response team (medicine).
In the United States, a quick response team (QRT), also known as a drug abuse response team (DART), is an integrated, first responder and community paramedicine[1] unit comprising law enforcement officers, rescue personnel, health care professionals and / or substance abuse counselors.
A QRT is trained to serve as a first responder unit for narcotic-related medical emergencies and, thereafter, to approach and counsel overdose victims during their "recovery windows" — the 72 hours immediately following life-threatening drug overdoses — when users are thought to be more open to accepting help.[1][2]
At present, QRT and/or DART programs are operating in communities in at least 5 states (see "Proliferation" below).
^ ab"Attacking the Overdose Epidemic with 'Community Paramedicine,' 'Quick Response Teams'". University of Cincinnati. University of Cincinnati. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^"Heroin scourge changes role of police in hard-hit areas". SF Gate. Associated Press. February 7, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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