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The rise of illicit fentanyls, stimulants and the fourth wave of the opioid overdose crisis

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Psychiatry, 2021
Purpose of review This review provides an update on recently published literature on the rise of illicit fentanyls, risks for overdose, combinations with other substances, e.g. stimulants, consequences, and treatment.
Daniel Ciccarone
exaly   +2 more sources

Changing dynamics of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States from 1979 through 2016

open access: yesScience, 2018
Analyzing the drug abuse epidemic There is a developing drug epidemic in the United States. Jalal et al. analyzed nearly 600,000 unintentional drug overdoses over a 38-year period.
Hawre J Jalal   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Supervised smoking facility access, harm reduction practices, and substance use changes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a community-engaged cross-sectional study

open access: yesHarm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background The potential public health benefits of supervised smoking facilities (SSFs) are considerable, and yet implementation of SSFs in North America has been slow.
Jenna van Draanen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overdosed [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Medical Education Journal, 2018
You find me,Sprawled across the cold, dark asphalt.Incoherent, incompetent, "incapable".Hypotensive, bradycardic, cyanotic. Overdosed. For a moment, you pity me.So young, likely to succumb to the effectsof the chemical concoction that I consciouslyforced through my veins. Overdosed.
Tharshika Thangarasa, Usman Khan
openaire   +3 more sources

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2001-2021.

open access: yesNCHS data brief, 2022
Drug overdose deaths have been rising over the past 2 decades in the United States (1-4). This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update statistics on deaths from drug overdose in the United States ...
M. Spencer, A. Miniño, M. Warner
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2020.

open access: yesNCHS data brief, 2021
Deaths from drug overdose continue to contribute to overall mortality and the lowering of life expectancy in the United States (1-4). This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update statistics on deaths ...
H. Hedegaard   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association between county-level sociodemographic characteristics and county-level differences in opioid dispensing

open access: yesPreventive Medicine Reports, 2021
Background: While overall opioid prescribing has been decreasing in the United States, the rates of prescribing at the county level have been variable. Previous studies show that social determinants of health (the social and economic conditions in which ...
Laura J. Cremer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2002-2022

open access: yes, 2023
This report provides health data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
M. Spencer   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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