Decline in US Drug Overdose Deaths by Region, Substance, and Demographics.  Post LA, Ciccarone D, Unick GJ, D'Onofrio G, Kwon S, Lundberg AL, Sharma S, Mason M.  JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jun 2;8(6):e2514997. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025…

Association between prescribed stimulant medications and overdose among individuals receiving opioid agonist therapy: A retrospective cohort study from British Columbia, Canada.  Young S, Fairbairn N, Cui Z, Bach&…

Stimulant use with opioid use disorder medication increases overdose risk for methadone but not buprenorphine/naloxone People receiving treatment for opioid use disorder sometimes also need medications for other conditions like ADHD. But do stimula…

Sex-Specific Hypertension Deaths From Excessive Alcohol Use.  Leung G, Esser MB, Wright J.  Am J Prev Med. 2025 Jul;69(1):107623. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2025.03.003. PMID: 40545322. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40545322/

MV registriert 15 Drogentote im Jahr 2024 In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ist die Zahl der Drogentoten mit 15 im Vergleich zum Vorjahr nur leicht gesunken. Gesundheitsministerin Drese fordert deshalb bessere Präventionsprojekte. (NDR, 30.03.2025) https…

Drogenbedingte Todesfälle in Deutschland - Drug-related deaths in Germany.  Bergmann H, Neumeier E, Kühnl R, Schneider F, Heinemann A, Hoch E:  Dtsch Arztebl Int 2025; 122: 336–7. DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.m2025.0027 https://www.aerzteb…