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Understanding Consumption of Illicit Drugs and New Psychoactive Substances in Australia by Triangulating Drug Checking and Wastewater‐Based Epidemiology

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
First Australian study combining wastewater‐based epidemiology and drug checking, demonstrating how complementary data sources enhance monitoring of illicit drugs and emerging psychoactive substances during high‐use periods. ABSTRACT Consumption of psychotropic drugs is a major economic and public health challenge in Australia.
Muhammad Usman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations among drug acquisition and use behaviors, psychosocial attributes, and opioid-involved overdoses

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Aims This study sought to develop and assess an exploratory model of how demographic and psychosocial attributes, and drug use or acquisition behaviors interact to affect opioid-involved overdoses.
James A. Swartz   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antidepressant Misuse in Esports: A Review of Pharmacology, Adverse Effects, Pharmacokinetics and Biomatrix‐Based Detection for Anti‐Doping Applications

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
This review highlights the misuse of antidepressants as potential cognitive‐enhancing agents in Esports. Despite pharmacological effects that overlap with those of psychostimulants, antidepressants remain an under‐recognised source of doping in Esports.
Kassim Ali Salum   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

OVERDOSE PREVENTION RESEARCH PRIORITIES [PDF]

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PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The drug overdose epidemic in the United States continues to evolve and substantially impact individuals, families, and communities across the nation.

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Detection of Nitazenes in the Illicit Drug Supply Utilizing Precursor Ion Scan Methods With Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
Nitazenes are increasingly present in the illicit drug supply, complicating harm reduction efforts. We have developed a rapid, nontargeted precursor ion scan method to detect emerging nitazenes in real‐world opioid samples. The method identified multiple nitazenes, often replacing pharmaceutical opioids or mixed with fentanyl and benzodiazepines ...
Allie Miskulin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring Injected Drug Use in Greece Through Syringe Residue Analysis: A Multicity Study Within the ESCAPE Network

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
A total of 2121 used syringes were analyzed in Athens, Thessaloniki, and Patras between 2022 and 2024. Distinct drug‐use patterns were observed across the three cities. Benzodiazepines, pregabalin, methadone, and fentanyl were increasingly detected in 2024.
Christina Matiaki   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

International Overdose Awareness Day : end overdose

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International Overdose Awareness Day (August 31) is right around the corner. Use CDC resources to learn more about the drug overdose crisis and how you can help save lives: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/awareness/ioad.html2023-IOAD-End-Overdose.png?_ ...

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Public Health Drug Overdose Surveillance Training Series for Local/Territorial Jurisdictions : Cumulative Evaluation Report [PDF]

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In 2019, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) developed a series of multistate drug overdose surveillance training workshops for public health teams conducting drug overdose surveillance in the twenty (20) state jurisdictions ...

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Dapagliflozin alleviates high‐fat‐induced obesity cardiomyopathy by inhibiting ferroptosis

open access: yesESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1358-1373, April 2025.
Abstract Aim: Dapagliflozin (Dapa) is a novel hypoglycaemic agent with multiple cardiovascular protective effects, and it is widely used in treatment of heart failure patients, but whether it can improve obese phenotype of heart failure and its mechanism is still unclear.
Di Chen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating prevalence of injecting drug users and associated heroin-related death rates in England by using regional data and incorporating prior information [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Injecting drug users (IDUs) have a direct social and economical impact, yet can typically be regarded as a hidden population within a community. We estimate the size of the IDU population across the nine different Government Office Regions of England in ...
Hutchinson, Sharon J.   +4 more
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