USA. Is reducing opioids for pain patients linked to higher rates of overdose and mental health crisis? A new study found a 68% increase in overdose events and a doubling of mental health crises among patients who were on stable opioid therapy but…

USA. Drug Overdoses Killed A Record Number Of Americans In 2020, Jumping By Nearly 30% More than 93,000 people died of a drug overdose in the U.S. last year — a record number that reflects a rise of nearly 30% from 2019, according to new data relea…

Identifying counties at risk of high overdose mortality burden during the emerging fentanyl epidemic in the USA: a predictive statistical modelling study Marks, Charles et al. The Lancet Public Health, Volume 0, Issue 0  https://www.thelance…

Association of Opioid Agonist Treatment With All-Cause Mortality and Specific Causes of Death Among People With Opioid Dependence: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.  Santo T, Clark B, Hickman M, et al.  JAMA Psychiatry. Publish…

USA. Drug overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year Deaths from drug overdoses soared to more than 93,000 last year, a staggering record that reflects the coronavirus pandemic’s toll on efforts to quell the crisis and the contin…

Factors associated with opioid overdose during medication-assisted treatment: How can we identify individuals at risk?.  Au, V.Y.O., Rosic, T., Sanger, N. et al. Harm Reduct J 18, 71 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-0…