Effect of opium consumption on cardiovascular diseases - a cross- sectional study based on data of Rafsanjan cohort study.  Khalili P, Ayoobi F, Mohamadi M, Jamalizadeh A, La Vecchia C, Esmaeili-Nadimi A.  BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2021 Jan…

Shooting Up: infections among people who inject drugs in the UK  This Public Health England report describes the extent of infections among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United Kingdom. (UK Government, Public Health England, Publi…

Effect of initiation of medications for opioid use disorder on hospitalization outcomes for endocarditis and osteomyelitis in a large private hospital system in the United States, 2014–18.  Jo, Y., Nosal, R., Vittori, A., Cordova, L., Vandever…

Risk of Substance Use Disorder and Its Associations With Comorbidities and Psychotropic Agents in Patients With Autism.  Huang J, Yang F, Chien W, et al.  JAMA Pediatr. Published online January 04, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5…

Wound Botulism Caused by Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A in a Chronic Parenteral Drug Abuser.  Awsare S, Chirikian D, Lui F.  Case Rep Neurol. 2020 Nov 12;12(3):422-427. doi: 10.1159/000510846. PMID: 33362521; PMCID: PMC7747075. https://www…

Insomnia Symptoms in Patients With Substance Use Disorders During Detoxification and Associated Clinical Features.  Grau-López L, Grau-López L, Daigre C, Palma-Álvarez RF, Martínez-Luna N, Ros-Cucurull E, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Roncero C. Front Ps…