This review examines the impact of stigma on pregnant people who use substances. Stigma
towards people who use drugs is pervasive and negatively impacts the care of substance …

Executive summary In September, 2015, the member states of the UN endorsed Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, which aspire to human-rights-centred approaches to …

Abstract Background and Aims Fatal outcome of opioid overdose, once detected, is
preventable through timely administration of the antidote naloxone. Take‐home naloxone …

Drug overdose deaths in the United States have more than doubled since 1999 (1). During
2013, 43,982 drug overdose deaths (unintentional, intentional [suicide or homicide], or …

Background. Opioids contribute to more than 60 000 deaths annually in North America.
While the expansion of overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) programs has …

Drug use represents a significant burden to public health through disease, disability and
social problems, and policy makers are becoming increasingly interested in how to develop …

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 …

The current opioid crisis in the US is unprecedented and calling for a nationwide
reorganization of the public health prevention program. Stigma is a persistent barrier to this …

The objective of this review was to assess the effectiveness of bystander naloxone
administration and overdose education programs by synthesizing quantitative results …

The Outcome Document of the 2016 United Nations General Assembly Special Session on
drugs (UNGASS 2016), unanimously approved by the 193 Member States, has recognized …