[HTML][HTML] Misuse of novel synthetic opioids: a deadly new trend

MP Prekupec, PA Mansky… - Journal of addiction …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Novel synthetic opioids (NSOs) include various analogs of fentanyl and newly emerging non-
fentanyl compounds. Together with illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF), these drugs have …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency department screening and interventions for substance use disorders

K Hawk, G D'Onofrio - Addiction science & clinical practice, 2018 - Springer
The emergency department (ED) has long been recognized as providing critical access to
the health care system for many, yet only in the past few decades has the ED visit been …

Trends in US emergency department visits for mental health, overdose, and violence outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

KM Holland, C Jones, AM Vivolo-Kantor… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, associated mitigation
measures, and social and economic impacts may affect mental health, suicidal behavior …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid overdose deaths: a spatiotemporal analysis

R Ghose, AM Forati, JR Mantsch - Journal of Urban Health, 2022 - Springer
The effects of the opioid crisis have varied across diverse and socioeconomically defined
urban communities, due in part to widening health disparities. The onset of the COVID-19 …

Opioid-associated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: distinctive clinical features and implications for health care and public responses: a scientific statement from the …

C Dezfulian, AM Orkin, BA Maron, J Elmer, S Girotra… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Opioid overdose is the leading cause of death for Americans 25 to 64 years of age, and
opioid use disorder affects> 2 million Americans. The epidemiology of opioid-associated out …

[HTML][HTML] Increases in fentanyl-related overdose deaths—Florida and Ohio, 2013–2015

AB Peterson - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2016 - cdc.gov
In 2015, the Drug Enforcement Agency and CDC issued nationwide alerts identifying
increases in fentanyl-related overdose deaths (fentanyl deaths) in multiple states. Although …

Exposure-response association between concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use and risk of opioid-related overdose in Medicare Part D beneficiaries

I Hernandez, M He, MM Brooks, Y Zhang - JAMA network open, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Concurrent benzodiazepine use is associated with an increased risk of opioid-
related overdose; however, it remains unknown how the overdose risk varies with the days …

Why are some people who have received overdose education and naloxone reticent to call Emergency Medical Services in the event of overdose?

S Koester, SR Mueller, L Raville, S Langegger… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) training for
persons who inject drugs (PWID) underlines the importance of summoning emergency …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on rapid fentanyl test strips as a harm reduction practice among young adults who use drugs: a qualitative study

JE Goldman, KM Waye, KA Periera, MS Krieger… - Harm reduction …, 2019 - Springer
Background In 2016, drug overdose deaths exceeded 64,000 in the United States, driven by
a sixfold increase in deaths attributable to illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Rapid fentanyl test …

Implementing peer recovery services for overdose prevention in Rhode Island: An examination of two outreach-based approaches

KM Waye, J Goyer, D Dettor, L Mahoney, EA Samuels… - Addictive …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Rhode Island has the tenth highest rate of accidental drug overdose
deaths in the United States. In response to this crisis, Anchor Recovery Center, a community …