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Serious health threats of novel adulterants of the street heroin: a report from India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mahintamani T, Ghosh A, Jain R. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Aug 25;14(8):e242239. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242239. PMID: 34433525. https://cas…

Drug consumption during prolonged lockdown due to Covid-19 as observed in French addiction center.  Chappuy M, Peyrat M, Lejeune O, Duvernay N, David B, Joubert P, Lack P.  Therapie. 2021 Jul-Aug;76(4):379-382. doi: 10.1016/j.therap.2021…

Did drug use increase following COVID-19 relaxation of methadone take-out regulations? 2020 was a complicated year.  Bart G, Wastvedt S, Hodges JS, Rosenthal R.  J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 Aug 6:108590. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108590. Ep…

Mobile Telemedicine for Buprenorphine Treatment in Rural Populations With Opioid Use Disorder.  Weintraub E, Seneviratne C, Anane J, Coble K, Magidson J, Kattakuzhy S, Greenblatt A, Welsh C, Pappas A, Ross TL, Belcher AM. JAMA Netw Open. 2021…

Opioid overdose crises during the COVID-19 pandemic: implication of health disparities.  Patel I, Walter LA, Li L.  Harm Reduct J. 2021 Aug 16;18(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s12954-021-00534-z. PMID: 34399771; PMCID: PMC8365290. https://harmred…