This paper is the forty-fourth consecutive installment of the annual anthological review of
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …

Introduction People who inject drugs (PWID) have complex health needs and often
experience poor health outcomes. For PWID, intersectional experiences of stigma and other …

This paper examines the experiences of healthcare providers (n= 10), policymakers (n= 5),
and drug users (n= 5) in Puerto Rico (PR) after Hurricane Maria hit in September 2017. We …

Background Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are associated with positive health
outcomes. People remaining on MOUD have a reduced likelihood of drug overdose and …

Aotearoa New Zealand is exposed to almost every geological and weather-based hazard
[1], with the most frequent being floods. Significant flooding is estimated to occur roughly …

Background Substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services are critical for
achieving and maintaining recovery. There are limited data on how structural and social …

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) in Puerto Rico are disproportionately affected
by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic. However, there is a scarcity of data on the HCV …

Background While natural disasters like hurricanes are increasingly common, their long-
term effects on people who inject drugs are not well understood. Although brief in duration …

Methods Data on the estimated prevalence of OUDs was obtained via a database query
from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Collaborative Network database for the year 2019 …

The opioid epidemic is a recent global phenomenon affecting the United States and its
affiliated territories, including Puerto Rico. There is a considerable gap in knowledge on how …