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Opioid overdose: preventing and reducing opioid overdose mortality.

, 2013
Although data are limited, an estimated 70,000-100,000 people die from opioid overdose each year. Opioid overdose was the main cause of the estimated 99,000-253,000 deaths worldwide related to illicit drug use in 2010.1 Opioid overdose is both ...

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Determining the impact of opioid substitution therapy upon mortality and recidivism among prisoners: a 22 year data linkage study [PDF]

, 2014
Foreword: Prisoners experience high rates of drug dependence, health problems and premature mortality. Without intervention, they often come into further contact with the criminal justice system, creating further health risk.
Natasa Gisev, Weatherburn, Don J., Burns, L., Lucy Burns, Louisa Degenhardt, Degenhardt, L., Gisev, Natasha, Mattick, R., Tony Butler, Weatherburn, Don, Kimber, J., Don Weatherburn, Kimber, Jo, Degenhardt, Louisa, Amy Gibson, Gisev, N., Larney, S ; https://orcid.org/, Gibson, Amy (R17420), Burns, Lucy, Larney, Sarah, Richard Mattick, Butler, Tony, Weatherburn, D., Dobbins, Tim, Gisev, N ; https://orcid.org/, Degenhardt, L ; https://orcid.org/, Tim Dobbins, Gibson, Amy, Weatherburn, D, Gibson, A., Mattick, RP, Larney, S., Gisev, Natasa, Jo Kimber, Dobbins, T ; https://orcid.org/, Mattick, Richard P., Dobbins, T., Sarah Larney, Kimber, J, Burns, L ; https://orcid.org/, Gibson, A ; https://orcid.org/, Butler, T ; https://orcid.org/, Dobbins, Timothy A., Mattick, Richard   +43 more
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The association between sleep disturbance and stimulant use: A cross‐lagged examination

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Sleep disruptions increase the risk of substance misuse. Substance use—especially stimulants—can increase acute and chronic sleep dysfunction. This study aimed to estimate the associations between sleep disturbance and stimulant use over time among participants with stimulant use disorder (StUD).
Viviana E. Horigian, Renae D. Schmidt, Daniel J. Feaster, Rui Duan, Sophia T. Gonzalez, Kathryn Hefner, Dikla Shmueli‐Blumberg, Ashley Vena, Landhing M. Moran, Chloe A. DiCamillo, Shirin Shafazand, Susan Tross, Judith Feinberg   +12 more
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The Opioid Safety Toolkit: An interactive prescription opioid safety toolkit to increase opioid safety literacy and behaviours among people prescribed opioids for pain—a randomised controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Prescription opioid‐related harm remains a significant public health concern. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the Opioid Safety Toolkit, a co‐designed, interactive online resource, in increasing naloxone uptake and healthcare provider discussions among adults prescribed opioids for pain.
Suzanne Nielsen, Frederick Fox, Tina Lam, Alex Waddell, Monica Jung, Bosco Rowland, Jessica Watterson, Dhruv Basur, Chris Prawira, Joshua Paolo Seguin, Patrick Olivier, Jarrod McMaugh, Paul Dietze, Louisa Picco   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opioid overdose

, 2002
The dangers of opioid overdose have been recognized for as long as the use of opium itself. When used correctly for medical purposes, opiods are remarkably safe and effective agents.
Reingardienė, Dagmara Ona, Vilčinskaitė, Jolita   +1 more
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Drug sellers' use of a drug checking service amid the overdose crisis in British Columbia, Canada

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims This study examined the use of a drug checking service by drug sellers in British Columbia, Canada, to assess motivations for service use and substances intended for distribution, focusing on risks associated with an unstable illicit drug market.
Pablo Gonzalez‐Nieto, Bruce Wallace, Collin Kielty, Irene Shkolnikov, Ava Margolese, Jaime Arredondo Sanchez Lira, Chris Gill, Dennis Hore   +7 more
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The NOD (Naltrexone for Overdose Prevention) study protocol: a pilot randomized controlled trial of intramuscular naltrexone for opioid overdose prevention among people who use stimulants living with or at risk for HIV

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Background Drug-related mortality in the United States continues to transform, marked by a surge in overdose deaths involving both fentanyl and stimulants.
Ayesha Appa, Xochitl Luna Marti, Stefan Baral, Steven Shoptaw, Alexander R. Bazazi, Matthew A. Spinelli, Dave Glidden, Monica Gandhi, Phillip Coffin   +8 more
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Trends in drug overdose deaths among adults 65 years of age and older in Canada (2000–2022)

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Background: Although young adults and middle-aged adults have borne the brunt of the drug overdose crisis in Canada, older adults are also at an increased risk of harms.
Sameer Imtiaz, Farihah Ali, Nat Kaminski, Cayley Russell, Jürgen Rehm   +4 more
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‘Emptiness filled with love’: A reflexive thematic analysis of chemsex trajectories among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Almaty, Kazakhstan, using a life course framework

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims The intentional use of psychoactive substances to enhance sexual experiences, known as chemsex, is associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission, psychological distress and social isolation among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM).
Nikolay Lunchenkov, Nadezhda Cherchenko, Elena German, Susanna Rinne‐Wolf   +3 more
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Discontinuation and tapering of prescribed opioids and risk of overdose among people on long-term opioid therapy for pain with and without opioid use disorder in British Columbia, Canada: A retrospective cohort study

PLoS Medicine, 2022
Background The overdose crisis in North America has prompted system-level efforts to restrict opioid prescribing for chronic pain. However, little is known about how discontinuing or tapering prescribed opioids for chronic pain shapes overdose risk ...
Mary Clare Kennedy, Alexis Crabtree, Seonaid Nolan, Wing Yin Mok, Zishan Cui, Mei Chong, Amanda Slaunwhite, Lianping Ti   +7 more
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