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Historical trends in self‐reported US heroin initiation

open access: yesAddiction, Volume 121, Issue 6, Page 1611-1615, June 2026.
Abstract Background and aims Illegal opioids create challenges for public health and safety. There is imperfect understanding of when use of illegally manufactured opioids increased. This paper examined data on self‐reported year of first heroin use in the United States. Design Secondary analysis of general population survey data. Setting United States.
Jonathan P. Caulkins, Bishu Giri
wiley   +1 more source

The role of social work in the opioid epidemic: office-based opioid treatment programs

open access: yes, 2018
The opioid epidemic is a national emergency in the United States. To meet the needs of individuals diagnosed with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) office-based opioid treatment programs (OBOT) are quickly expanding.
Lombardi, Brianna M.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

A Pilot Study Assessing the Feasibility, Acceptability and Potential Impact of an 8‐Week Sophrology Intervention for People With Chronic Pain in the UK

open access: yesJournal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Volume 32, Issue 4, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Rationale Chronic pain is difficult to treat and pain medication is often ineffective and associated with side‐effects. Thus, alternative treatments are frequently used. Sophrology is a method to improve wellbeing combining Western and Eastern practices. Widely used in French‐speaking countries for over 40 years.
Charlotte Chatfield   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Naloxone’s Presence on the Opioid Epidemic

open access: yes, 2019
Background: The opioid epidemic was a concern within the United States based upon the rising numbers of overdose deaths. Naloxone is the antidote for the adverse effects opioids have on the body, and its lack of viability varies from state to state ...
Ptasinski, Karolina
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Litigating an Epidemic: California Plaintiffs In the National Opioid Litigation

open access: yes, 2020
Can litigation solve a public health epidemic? The opioid epidemic has cost California 24,885 lives, $4.3 billion, and counting. As a result, over 500 California cities, counties, and sovereign Indian tribes are engaged in civil litigation against over ...
Pannier, Samantha T.
core   +1 more source

From Populism to Fascism? On Our Present‐Time Political Categories

open access: yesSociology Lens, Volume 39, Issue 2, Page 240-248, June 2026.
ABSTRACT With the global rise of far‐right governments, two categories are available to describe this aspect of our current times: populism and fascism. This raises a twofold question: analytically, which is the most accurate to describe these authoritarian governments?
Federico Tarragoni
wiley   +1 more source

Uncovering the opioid epidemic : student instructions [PDF]

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Low‐Barrier Fibrosis Screening in Hepatitis C Treatment: The Decompensated Cirrhosis in Hepatitis C Evaluation Questionnaire

open access: yesJournal of Viral Hepatitis, Volume 33, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Achieving hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination requires innovative paradigms that overcome barriers to treatment, such as requiring pre‐treatment elastography or phlebotomy‐based fibrosis assessment. To identify patients at low risk of advanced fibrosis or decompensated cirrhosis within our HCV treatment programme, we developed and ...
Hunter Spencer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence of HIV and HCV Among People Who Inject Drugs in Montreal, Canada: Data From the HEPCO Longitudinal Cohort Study, 2011–2025

open access: yesJournal of Viral Hepatitis, Volume 33, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Ongoing monitoring of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV incidence among people who inject drugs (PWID) is important for epidemic control and assessing progress towards disease elimination. We estimated trends in HIV and HCV infection incidence in a community‐based cohort of PWID in Montreal, Canada.
Bluma Blake Kleiner   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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