Severe floods increase long-term opioid overdose mortality,  K. Brant, M. Ge, & Z. Lei,  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 123 (30) e2530028123, doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2530028123 (2026). (Anmeldung erforderlich) https://www.pnas.org/doi/1…

International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) 2026, 31.08.2026 Every August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) brings a global community together to take action on overdose. Hold an event, spread the message, take action today. Thi…

Schottland. Nitazenes detected in 13 per cent of suspected Scottish drug deaths Nitazenes have been detected in 13 per cent of deaths positive for a controlled drug, according to the latest RADAR (Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response) report from…

"You've involved us knowing that we don't think about the law like you": a qualitative study on Supersavers' perspective of overdose engagement in Skåne county, South Sweden.  Troberg K, Isendahl P.  Harm Reduct J. 2026 Jun 23;23(1):112…

Drug-related death rates associated with prescribed and illicit benzodiazepine exposure among people receiving opioid-agonist treatment in Scotland, 2015 to 2020.  Glancy M, Palmateer N, Curnow E, Hickman M, Macleod J, Yeung A, Bishop J, Priya…

BKA. Gesamtzahl der RG-Todesfälle 2025 Seit dem Jahr 2022 erfolgt die Erhebung und bundesweite Auswertung der Rauschgifttodesursachen in Zusammenarbeit zwischen dem BKA und dem IFT Institut für Therapieforschung München. Im Vergleich zu den Vorjah…