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Psychosocial and contextual correlates of opioid overdose risk among drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia

open access: yesHarm 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling the prescription opioid epidemic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Opioid addiction has become a global epidemic and a national health crisis in recent years, with the number of opioid overdose fatalities steadily increasing since the 1990s. In contrast to the dynamics of a typical illicit drug or disease epidemic, opioid addiction has its roots in legal, prescription medication - a fact which greatly increases the ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Understanding the factors driving the opioid epidemic using machine learning [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2021
In recent years, the US has experienced an opioid epidemic with an unprecedented number of drugs overdose deaths. Research finds such overdose deaths are linked to neighborhood-level traits, thus providing opportunity to identify effective interventions.
arxiv  

Pregnancy-Associated Deaths from Homicide, Suicide, and Drug Overdose: Review of Research and the Intersection with Intimate Partner Violence

open access: yesJournal of Women's Health, 2020
The leading causes of pregnancy-associated deaths, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are homicide, suicide, and drug overdose.
Jacquelyn C. Campbell   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Wearable Systems of Reconfigurable Microneedle Electrode Array for Subcutaneous Multiplexed Recording of Myoelectric and Electrochemical Signals

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A reconfigurable microneedle electrode array integrated system is developed for minimally invasive and transdermal monitoring of subcutaneous electromyography, reactive oxygen species, and pH values. By assembling discrete thumbtack‐shaped microneedles into an array, the system enables multi‐parameter detection with single‐microneedle resolution.
Zhengjie Liu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

eDarkTrends: Harnessing Social Media Trends in Substance use disorders for Opioid Listings on Cryptomarket [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2021
Opioid and substance misuse is rampant in the United States today, with the phenomenon known as the opioid crisis. The relationship between substance use and mental health has been extensively studied, with one possible relationship being substance misuse causes poor mental health.
arxiv  

Nanotherapy for Neural Retinal Regeneration

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Nanotechnology enhances ophthalmic treatments by improving drug delivery and regenerating ocular tissues, combating vision loss from retinal diseases through innovative nano‐systems. This review outlines ocular anatomy, pathology, immune microenvironment, and barriers, detailing nanocarrier characteristics, classification, and preparation methods, and ...
Chuyao Yu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Related to Drug Overdose Deaths in Ohio [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Background: Drug overdoses have had a devastating impact on public health in Ohio. Improving our understand-ing of the relationships between factors that are associated with drug overdose deaths can enhance the quality of public policy and health care ...
Borgemenke, Samuel
core   +1 more source

“It wasn’t here, and now it is. It’s everywhere": fentanyl’s rising presence in Oregon’s drug supply

open access: yesHarm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Illicit fentanyl has contributed to a drastic increase in overdose drug deaths. While fentanyl has subsumed the drug supply in the Northeastern and Midwestern USA, it has more recently reached the Western USA.
Sarah S. Shin   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

In Vivo Reprogramming of Tissue‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles for Treating Chronic Tissue Injury Through Metabolic Engineering

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Inspired by exercise‐induced metabolic rewiring and EV secretion, this study shows that in vivo metabolic engineering strategy can reprogram EV secretion pattern and simultaneously attenuate multiple tissue injury in CKD status, highlighting that it is a potential strategy for treating diverse chronic diseases.
Meng Zhao   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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