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Opioid overdose, interventions, and challenges
This short letter briefly reviews the significance of opioid overdose as well as the existing approaches to combat the epidemic. It also signifies the importance of naloxone, its commercially available dosage forms, and the unmet need for developing safe and effective naloxone dosage forms that can easily be administered in emergency settings.
Samaneh Alaei, Hossein Omidian
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Objectives. To examine trends in opioid overdose deaths by race/ethnicity from 2018 to 2019 across 67 HEALing Communities Study (HCS) communities in Kentucky, New York, Massachusetts, and Ohio. Methods.
Marc R. Larochelle +8 more
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Background: People with opioid use disorder (OUD) are vulnerable to disruptions in access to addiction treatment and social supports during the novel coronavirus 19 (COVID-19).
W. Soares +10 more
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Illicit Opioid Intoxication: Diagnosis and Treatment
Opioid intoxications and overdose are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Opioid overdose may occur in the setting of intravenous or intranasal heroin use, illicit use of diverted opioid medications, intentional or accidental misuse of
A. Fareed +5 more
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Key Points Question Can peer-led behavioral interventions in the emergency department for patients who have had a recent opioid overdose increase short-term treatment engagement after the emergency department visit?
F. Beaudoin +9 more
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Behavioral intervention to reduce opioid overdose among high-risk persons with opioid use disorder: A pilot randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
The United States is amidst an opioid epidemic, including synthetic opioids that may result in rapid death, leaving minimal opportunity for bystander rescue.
Phillip Oliver Coffin +7 more
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Opioid overdose can be serious adverse effects of opioid analgesics. Thus, several strategies to mitigate risk and reduce the harm of opioid overdose have been developed.
Kyu-Nam Heo, Ju-yeun Lee, Young-Mi Ah
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U.S. military veterans have been heavily impacted by the opioid overdose crisis, with drug overdose mortality rates increasing by 53% from 2010–2019. Risk for overdose among veterans is complex and influenced by ongoing interaction among physiological ...
Alex S. Bennett +7 more
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Modeling dynamics of fatal opioid overdose by state and across time
Opioid overdose fatalities include deaths from natural opioids (morphine and codeine), semi-synthetic opioids (oxycodone, hydrocodone), synthetic opioids (prescription and illicit fentanyl, tramadol), methadone, and heroin.
R. Lyle Cooper +10 more
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Mental disorder and opioid overdose: a systematic review
This systematic review summarizes and presents the current state of research quantifying the relationship between mental disorder and overdose for people who use opioids. The protocol was published in Open Science Framework.
Jenna van Draanen +6 more
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