Explaining the differences in opioid overdose deaths between Scotland and England/Wales: implications for European opioid policies

J van Amsterdam, W van den Brink… - European Addiction …, 2021 - karger.com
Abstract Backgrounds: Between 2009 and 2018, the number of opioid-related deaths
(ORDs) in Scotland showed a dramatic increase, whereas in England and Wales, a much …

A scoping review of mHealth technologies for opioid overdose prevention, detection and response

B Tas, W Lawn, EV Traykova, RAS Evans… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Issues Opioid overdose kills over 100,000 people each year globally. Mobile health
(mHealth) technologies and devices, including wearables, with the capacity to prevent …

Is Europe also facing an opioid crisis?—A survey of European Pain Federation chapters

W Häuser, E Buchser, DP Finn, G Dom… - … Journal of Pain, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is considerable public interest in whether Europe is facing an opioid
crisis comparable to the one in the United States and the contribution of opioid prescriptions …

Is Europe facing an opioid crisis like the United States? An analysis of opioid use and related adverse effects in 19 European countries between 2010 and 2018

M Pierce, J van Amsterdam, GA Kalkman… - European …, 2021 - cambridge.org
BackgroundGiven the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States (US), we investigated the
opioid situation in Europe. The aims of the study are to provide an overview of trends in …

Monitoring opioids in Europe: the need for shared definitions and measuring drivers of opioid use and related harms

GA Kalkman, W van den Brink, M Pierce… - European Addiction …, 2022 - karger.com
The past 20 years, the USA is facing a serious opioid crisis initiated by an increase in
prescription opioid use. Europe has also seen an increase in prescription opioid use, but the …

Pharmacovigilance signals of the opioid epidemic over 10 years: data mining methods in the analysis of pharmacovigilance datasets collecting adverse drug reactions …

S Chiappini, R Vickers-Smith, A Guirguis, JM Corkery… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the past twenty years, the consumption of opioid medications has reached significant
proportions, leading to a rise in drug misuse and abuse and increased opioid dependence …

Opioid sales and opioid-related poisonings in Switzerland: a descriptive population-based time-series analysis

MF Hooijman, A Martinez-De la Torre… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background To examine time trends and characteristics of calls related to opioid poisonings
reported to the National Poison Centre and opioid sales in Switzerland. Methods We used …

Initial opioid prescription characteristics and risk of opioid misuse, poisoning and dependence: retrospective cohort study

A García-Sempere, I Hurtado, C Robles… - BMJ Quality & …, 2024 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Objective To identify individual and initial prescription-related factors associated with an
increased risk for opioid-related misuse, poisoning and dependence (MPD) in patients with …

Harm related to recreational ketamine use and its relevance for the clinical use of ketamine. A systematic review and comparison study

J Van Amsterdam, W Van Den Brink - Expert opinion on drug safety, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Backgrounds Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that is currently considered for several
new indications. Aim To deduce the safety of long-term ketamine treatment using the harm of …

Knowing the enemy is halfway towards victory: a scoping review on opioid-induced hyperalgesia

TJ Sampaio-Cunha, I Martins - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) is a paradoxical effect of opioids that is not consensually
recognized in clinical settings. We conducted a revision of clinical and preclinical studies …