Analysis of Methadone-Related Poisoning Cases.  Li ZQ, Xing L, Zhang HG, He LR, Zhang JY, Wang JQ, Liu SH, Yang WH.  Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2025 Apr 25;41(2):160-167. English, Chinese. doi: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2024.340303. PMID: 4081308…

More Than Half of US Overdose Deaths Now Involve Stimulants.  Anderer S.  JAMA. Published online September 19, 2025. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.13881 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2839215

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…