Unintentional Opioid Overdoses Treated at University Clinic of Toxicology-Skopje in a Nine-Year-Period.  Simonovska N, Velik-Stefanovska V, Babulovska A.  Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove). 2021;64(2):91-95. doi: 10.14712/18059694.2021.16. PM…

Correlations between Changes in Medical Opioid Dispensing and Contributions of Fentanyl to Opioid-Related Overdose Fatalities: Exploratory Analyses from Canada.  Jones W, Lee MA, Kaoser R, Fischer B.  Int J Environ Res Public Health. 202…

UK. Drug-Related Deaths Worst Ever - Cocaine-related deaths continue to rise Following on from the dire news from Scotland last week that 1,339 people died of drug misuse last year, yesterday’s figures for England and Wales were equally depressing…

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…