Challenges With Buprenorphine Initiation in the Fentanyl Era—Adapting Effectively to the Moment.  Garneau WM, Strain EC, Fingerhood MI.  JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9(1):e2552140. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.52140 https://jamanetwork.com/…

NEWS-Update Januar 2026 - National Early Warning System: Bundesweites Frühwarnsystem zu Neuentwicklungen im Bereich psychoaktiver Substanzen und Medikamentenmissbrauch Einrichtung von Landesknotenpunkten: Wir erweitern aktuell das nationale Frühwar…

Upper Limb Wound Profile in Patients Who Inject Heroin and Fentanyl Mixed With Xylazine.  Dos Santos AK, Sisroe Dos Santos TA, Doddala B, Zabel D.  Hand (N Y). 2026 Jan 18:15589447251397009. doi: 10.1177/15589447251397009. Epub ahead of…

UK, Nitazene deaths may have been underestimated by a third, say researchers The number of deaths related to nitazenes have ‘likely been underestimated by up to a third’, according to researchers at King’s College London. (DDN- Drink and Drugs News…

USA. A growing fentanyl harm reduction move Over the last decade, there’s been a rapid, organic shift among drug users away from injection and towards smoking. The change is a clear example of how people’s behavior, no matter the context, can signi…

USA. Americans are smoking fentanyl more. Good news? (Video) After nearly two and a half decades of steadily increasing overdose rates in the U.S., there has been a dramatic decline in drug-related deaths over the last few years. There are many rea…