Intoxication in Children From Opioids Prescribed to Family Members.  Finkelstein Y, Komjáthiné Szépligeti S, Horváth-Puhó E, et al.  JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9(3):e263515. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.3515  https://jamanetwork.com/…

Schottland. Scottish suspected drug deaths up almost 10 per cent There were 1,146 suspected drug deaths in Scotland last year, according to the latest Police Scotland statistics – 8 per cent up on 2024’s figure of 1,065. (Drink and Drugs News…

Recreational drug poisonings reported to six European poison centres from 2021 to 2024.  Hondebrink L, Faber K, Kader A, Jagpal PS, Arif T, Hermanns-Clausen M.  Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2026 Mar 4:1-8. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2026.2628073. Ep…

All-cause mortality and overdose deaths among 4192 people who inject drugs in Stockholm: a 10-year register-based cohort study.  Holmén E, Hammarberg A, Kåberg M.  Harm Reduct J. 2026 Feb 9;23(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s12954-026-01407-z. PMID…

Barriers and facilitators to methadone dispensing for opioid use disorder in community pharmacies: A scoping review.  Shubel C, Nunnery MA, Marley G, Ostrach B, Carpenter DM.  Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2026 Jan 29;18:100413. doi: 10.1016/…

"Let's Talk Stigma": A Pharmacy-Based Program for Opioid Use Disorder Anti-Stigma Education in Pennsylvania.  Carroll JC, Herbert SMC, Coley KC, Nguyen TQ, McGivney MAS, Hake KL, Elliott JP, Barton EB.  Pharmacy (Basel). 2025 Dec 24;14(1…