A novel oral fluid assay (LC-QTOF-MS) for the detection of fentanyl and clandestine opioids in oral fluid after reported heroin overdose

MK Griswold, PR Chai, AJ Krotulski, M Friscia… - Journal of Medical …, 2017 - Springer
Introduction The adulteration of heroin with non-pharmaceutical fentanyl and other high-
potency opioids is one of the factors contributing to striking increases in overdose deaths. To …

Something for pain: Responsible opioid use in emergency medicine

RJ Strayer, SM Motov, LS Nelson - The American journal of emergency …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The United States is currently experiencing a public health crisis of opioid addiction,
which has its genesis in an industry marketing effort that successfully encouraged clinicians …

Wooden chest syndrome: the atypical pharmacology of fentanyl overdose

JV Pergolizzi Jr, LR Webster… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and objective A large percentage of opioid overdose fatalities involve
fentanyl or one of its legal or illegal analogs (F/FAs). Is there something about the …

Comparison of rates of opioid withdrawal symptoms and reversal of opioid toxicity in patients treated with two naloxone dosing regimens: a retrospective cohort study

R Purssell, J Godwin, J Moe, J Buxton… - Clinical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction When managing opioid overdose (OD) patients, the optimal naloxone regimen
should rapidly reverse respiratory depression while avoiding opioid withdrawal. Published …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoxia driven opioid targeted automated device for overdose rescue

MS Imtiaz, CV Bandoian, TJ Santoro - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Opioid use disorder has been designated a worsening epidemic with over 100,000 deaths
due to opioid overdoses recorded in 2021 alone. Unintentional deaths due to opioid …

Use of naloxone by emergency medical services during opioid drug overdose resuscitation efforts

SA Sumner, MC Mercado-Crespo… - Prehospital …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Naloxone administration is an important component of resuscitation attempts by emergency
medical services (EMS) for opioid drug overdoses. However, EMS providers must first …

[HTML][HTML] Colorado's first year of extreme risk protection orders

LM Barnard, M McCarthy, CE Knoepke, S Kaplan… - Injury …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) are a relatively new type of
law that are being considered or implemented in many states in the United States …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning for phenotyping opioid overdose events

J Badger, E LaRose, J Mayer, F Bashiri, D Page… - Journal of biomedical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To develop machine learning models for classifying the severity of opioid
overdose events from clinical data. Materials and methods Opioid overdoses were identified …

Substance use, intoxication, and withdrawal in the critical care setting

JH Donroe, JM Tetrault - Critical care clinics, 2017 - criticalcare.theclinics.com
Substance use disorders are common, although the prevalence in the inpatient setting is not
well defined. In 2012, it was estimated that 11% of adult hospitalizations involved substance …

Noscapine and its analogs as chemotherapeutic agent: Current updates

V Tomar, S Kukreti, S Prakash, J Madan… - Current Topics in …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Recently, noscapine was reported as anticancer drug. Unlike, colchicine and
podophyllotoxin, noscapine did not depolymerize microtubules even at stoichiometric …