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Enhanced State Opioid Overdose Surveillance (ESOOS) : Opioid overdose prevention : using data to drive action [PDF]

Drug overdoses have dramatically increased over the last two decades, and deaths from overdose have increased sharply since 2013. In 2016, more than 63,000 Americans died from drug overdoses.

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Real‐world comparative effects of slow‐release oral morphine vs. methadone on healthcare use for opioid use disorder: A population‐based target trial emulation

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To examine the comparative effects of slow‐release oral morphine (SROM) vs. methadone for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) on healthcare use. Design This retrospective cohort study emulated a target trial using electronic medical record data from Vancouver Coastal Health Authority linked with population‐based administrative ...
Vivienne Y. Zhou, Nadia Fairbairn, Jingxin Lei, Rupinder Brar, Paxton Bach, M. Eugenia Socias   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of harm reduction interventions on injection‐related bacterial infections among people who inject drugs: A systematic review

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Injection‐related bacterial infections represent a major but under‐recognised health issue among people who inject drugs (PWID). Harm reduction interventions (HRIs) like needle and syringe programmes (NSP) and opioid agonist treatment (OAT) could mitigate their burden.
Anthony Cousien, Lobna Tijani, Nadia Hachicha, Manon Godart, Mathieu Castry, Karen Champenois, Perrine Roux, Sylvie Deuffic‐Burban   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementation and Evaluation of a Bystander Naloxone Training Course

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Bystander provision of naloxone is a key modality to reduce opioid overdose-related death. Naloxone training courses are available, but no standardized program exists.
Scott G. Weiner, Scott A. Goldberg, Cheryl Lang, Molly Jarman, Cory J. Miller, Sarah Li, Ewelina W. Stanek, Eric Goralnick   +7 more
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Prescribed pharmaceutical alternatives initiative coinciding with reductions in unregulated street opioid use among young people who use drugs: An interrupted time series analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims In British Columbia, Canada, an initiative was implemented in 2020 to reduce overdose mortality by prescribing pharmaceutical opioids (primarily hydromorphone) as a substitute for the toxic unregulated drug supply. This study estimated changes in the level and trend of unregulated opioid use and non‐prescribed hydromorphone
Erica McAdam, Mohammad Karamouzian, Michael John Milloy, Carmen Verdicchio, Eric C. Sayre, Kanna Hayashi, Thomas Kerr, Kora DeBeck   +7 more
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State marijuana laws and opioid overdose mortality

Injury Epidemiology, 2019
Background The opioid epidemic in the United States is a national public health crisis. In recent years, marijuana legalization has been increasingly adopted by state governments as a policy intervention to control the opioid epidemic under the premise ...
Stanford Chihuri, Guohua Li
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Preventing an opioid overdose [PDF]

Know the signs. Save a life.Prescription opioids (like hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine) and illicit opioids (like heroin and illegally made fentanyl) are powerful drugs that have a risk of a potentially fatal overdose.Publication date from document ...

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Prescribed alternative stimulants among people who use unregulated stimulants: Examining the association between maximum dose reached and medication discontinuation in the first 3 years of implementation in British Columbia, Canada

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims In 2020, British Columbia (BC), Canada, introduced ‘Prescribed Alternatives’ (PA) as an approach to offering regulated substances to people accessing the unregulated supply. This study aimed to estimate and compare prescribing characteristics of dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate stimulant PAs in BC, to estimate ...
Bin Zhao, Kevin Hu, Roshni Desai, Shania Au, Kali‐olt Sedgemore, Vitor Tardelli, Addie Carter, Paxton Bach, Christian Schutz, Amanda Slaunwhite, Alexis Crabtree, Heather Palis   +11 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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Intranasal naloxone and related strategies for opioid overdose intervention by nonmedical personnel: a review

, 2017
Christa R Lewis,1,2 Hoa T Vo,1 Marc Fishman1,3 1Maryland Treatment Centers, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2Department of Psychology, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA; 3Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Abstract ...
Fishman M, Lewis CR, Vo HT
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