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Vital Signs: Characteristics of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Opioids and Stimulants — 24 States and the District of Columbia, January–June 2019

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020
Introduction Provisional estimates indicate that drug overdose deaths increased in 2019 after a slight decrease in 2018. In 2018, overdose deaths primarily involved opioids, with continued increases in deaths involving illicitly manufactured fentanyls ...
J. O'Donnell, R. Gladden, C. Mattson, Calli T. Hunter, N. Davis   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Changes in patterns of use and perceptions of cannabis among students in Canada: A decade of data from the Canadian Student Alcohol and Drugs Survey

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Introduction: The Canadian Student Alcohol and Drugs Survey is a biennial, repeat cross-sectional survey of grade 7–12 students in the Canadian provinces. This study examined cannabis-related behaviours at five timepoints before and after legalization of
Samantha Goodman, Sebastian A. Srugo, Emilia Krzeminska, Hanan Abramovici   +3 more
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Cocaine- and opiate-related fatal overdose in New York City, 1990–2000

BMC Public Health, 2007
Background In New York City (NYC), the annual mortality rate is higher for accidental drug overdoses than for homicides; cocaine and opiates are the drugs most frequently associated with drug overdose deaths. We assessed trends and correlates of cocaine-
Tardiff Ken, Gross Charles, Piper Tinka, Bucciarelli Angela, Bernstein Kyle T, Galea Sandro   +5 more
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Predicting pharmacy naloxone stocking and dispensing following a statewide standing order, Indiana 2016 [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: While naloxone, the overdose reversal medication, has been available for decades, factors associated with its availability through pharmacies remain unclear.
Agley, J.D., Davis, A., Gassman, R., Hoss, A., Jayawardene, W., Meyerson, B.E., Ritchie, K., Ryder, P.T., Shannon, D.J.   +8 more
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Psychosocial and contextual correlates of opioid overdose risk among drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia

Harm Reduction Journal, 2009
Background Opioid overdose in Russia is a problem that has grown more severe as heroin abuse expanded over the past decade, yet few studies have explored it in detail.
Ilyuk Ruslan, Krupitsky Evgeny, Blinnikova Ksenia, Torban Mikhail, Green Traci C, Grau Lauretta E, Kozlov Andrei P, Heimer Robert   +7 more
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Older adult drug overdose: An application of latent class analysis to identify prevention opportunities [PDF]

, 2023
Maryann Mason, Kaveet Pandya, Alexander Lundberg   +2 more
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Assessing the 2004-2018 fentanyl misusing issues reported to an international range of adverse reporting systems [PDF]

, 2019
© 2019 Schifano, Chiappini, Corkery and Guirguis. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Chiappini, Stephania, Corkery, John, Guirguis, Amira, Schifano, Fabrizio   +3 more
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UFO Presents! A viral hepatitis prevention and education program for young adult IDUs [PDF]

, 2009
UFO Presents! is a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded program providing much needed hepatitis education, prevention and care services for youth and young adults with injection risk in San Francisco, CA.

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A qualitative study of overdose responses among Chicago IDUs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2008
Background Opioid overdose is a leading cause of death among injection drug users. Over half of injection drug users report at least one nonfatal overdose during their lifetime.
Bigg Dan, Carlberg Suzanne, Scott Gregory, Gann Donald S, Sherman Susan G, Heimer Robert   +5 more
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Naloxone Administration Route in Opioid Overdose: A Review of Vermont EMS Data [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: Emergency Medical System (EMS) personnel administer the direct opioid antagonist naloxone in cases of opioid overdose via intramuscular (IM), intravenous (IV), subcutaneous (SQ), intraosseous (IO), or intranasal (IN) routes. Some early studies
LaMonda, Chris, MPH, O\u27Keefe, Michael, Sacco, Alden York, MPH, Trabulsy, Mario, MD, Wolfson, Daniel, MD   +4 more
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