Recreational and Medical Cannabis Legalization and Opioid Prescriptions and Mortality. Nguyen HV, McGinty EE, Mital S, Alexander GC.  JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(1):e234897. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4897 https://jam…

UK. People buying opioids and sedatives online face deadly fakes, expert warns National Crime Agency reveals 65 people have died from taking nitazenes, which are up to 100 times stronger than heroin. (The Guardian, UK, 17.01.2024) https://www.theg…

Creating and evaluating the score to assess overdose: the OD score.  Nagashima K, Yasuno N, Watanabe M.  BMC Emerg Med. 2024 Jan 7;24(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s12873-023-00923-6. PMID: 38185623; PMCID: PMC10773033. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.go…

Unintentional drug overdose: Is more frequent use of non-prescribed buprenorphine associated with lower risk of overdose?  Carlson RG, Daniulaityte R, Silverstein SM, Nahhas RW, Martins SS.  Int J Drug Policy. 2020 Apr 17;79:102722. doi…

Opioid-related overdose deaths among people experiencing homelessness, 2017 to 2021: A population-based analysis using coroner and health administrative data from Ontario, Canada.  Booth RG, Shariff SZ, Carter B, Hwang SW, …

Xylazine in Overdose Deaths and Forensic Drug Reports in US States, 2019-2022.  Cano M, Daniulaityte R, Marsiglia F.  JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(1):e2350630. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.50630 https://jamanetwork.com/jour…