21. Juli: Der Gedenktag für verstorbene Drogengebrauchende 2025 Die bereits vorliegenden Zahlen aus einigen Bundesländern lassen erahnen, dass der traurige Höhepunkt der Zahl drogenbedingter Todesfälle des Jahres 2023 nochmals übertroffen wird. Wir…

HEALing Communities Study: Data measures for supporting a community-based intervention to reduce opioid overdose deaths.  Slavova S, Villani J, Feaster DJ, Booth A, Holloway JL, Rock PJ, Hammerslag LR, Mack A, Knott CE, McCarthy JV, Talbert J…

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/