USA. Overdose Deaths up 81% in Pregnant, Postpartum Women Drug overdose deaths in pregnant and postpartum women rose by about 81% from 2017 to 2020, researchers report in a JAMA research letter published online Dec. 6. (Medscape, USA, 07…

Bundeslagebild Rauschgiftkriminalität 2021 (…) Die häufigsten Todesursachen waren der Konsum von Heroin und Opiat-Substitutionsmittel alleine oder in Verbindung mit anderen Stoffen. Die deutlichsten Anstiege betrafen monovalente Vergiftungen durch…

A death by any other name: substance-induced or substance-related mortality Hjorthøj, Carsten et al. The Lancet Psychiatry, Volume 0, Issue 0  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(22)00370-4/fulltext

USA. Continuing Crisis - Drug Overdose Deaths in New York Report prepared by the Office of Budget Policy and Analysis, November 2022 https://www.osc.state.ny.us/reports/continuing-crisis-drug-overdose-deaths-new-york

Modeling the cost and impact of injectable opioid agonist therapy on overdose and overdose deaths.  Tse WC, Scott N, Dietze P, Nielsen S.  J Subst Abuse Treat. 2022 Dec;143:108871. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108871. Epub 2022 Sep 9. PMID…

Prescribing Characteristics Associated With Opioid Overdose Following Buprenorphine Taper.  Bozinoff N, Men S, Kurdyak P, Selby P, Gomes T.  JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(9):e2234168. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.34168 https://jamanet…