Drug overdoses were a leading cause of injury and death in the United States in 2021.
Solitary drug use and solitary overdose deaths have remained persistent challenges …

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is increasingly recognized as a chronic, relapsing brain disease
whose treatment should be integrated into primary care settings alongside other chronic …

Overdose mortality has continued to rise in North America and across the globe in people
who use drugs. Current harm reduction strategies such as supervised consumption sites …

Background Drug overdose deaths, particularly from opioids, are a major global burden,
with 128,000 deaths estimated in 2019. Opioid overdoses can be reversed through the …

The 92 articles included in this review showed a potential benefit of using modern
technologies in addictions and substance use management. However, the review …

Background Despite the implementation and expansion of public health and harm reduction
strategies aimed at preventing and reversing overdoses, rates of overdose-related events …

Background and aims Solitary drug use (SDU) can amplify risks of fatal overdose. We
examined competing risks and drivers of SDU, as well as harm reduction strategies …

Background Virtual overdose monitoring services or Mobile Overdose Response Services
(MORS) are novel virtual harm reduction tools which have gained popularity as an adjunct …

Background The incidence of opioid-related overdose deaths has been rising for 30 years
and has been further exacerbated amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Naloxone can reverse …

Issues Opioid overdose kills over 100,000 people each year globally. Mobile health
(mHealth) technologies and devices, including wearables, with the capacity to prevent …