Schottland. Scotland’s Drug Deaths: Urgency, Responsibility, and Hope for Change Today’s figures from National Records of Scotland again confirm the tragic and preventable scale of drug-related deaths in our country. Each number in this report repr…

Comparison of Office for National Statistics (ONS) and National Programme on Substance Use Mortality (NPSUM) data suggests that opioid-related deaths in England & Wales have been systematically underestimated.  Chen S, Mais D, Copeland CS…

Australia's Annual Overdose Report  The 2025 edition of Australia's Annual Overdose Report demonstrates overdose remains a national crisis, claiming the lives of over 6 Australians every day. The urgency for action remains as strong as ever. (…

Bystander CPR Technique and Outcomes for Cardiac Arrest With and Without Opioid Toxicity.  Grunau B, Lee M, Buxton JA, et al.  JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(6):e2516340. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.16340 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/j…

US Nitrous Oxide Mortality.  Yockey RA, Hoopsick RA.  JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(7):e2522164. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.22164 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2836925

Implementation of a Statewide Fentanyl Possession Law and Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths.  Jurecka C, Adams J, Padmanabhan P, et al.  JAMA Health Forum. 2025;6(8):e252654. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.2654 https://jamanetwork.com/jo…