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„Leitfaden für Angehörige der Heilberufe“ - Zur Schulung und Unterstützung der Anwendung von Nyxoid® (Naloxon)

19. Januar 2025 | Naloxon

„Leitfaden für Angehörige der Heilberufe“ - Zur Schulung und Unterstützung der Anwendung von Nyxoid® (Naloxon) Bereitstellung kurzer Informationen für Angehörige der Heilberufe über Nyxoid ® (Naloxon Nasenspray-Lösung) Unterstützung von Angehörige…

USA. Community Opioid Overdose Reversal Medications (OORMs) Planning Toolkit

19. Januar 2025 | Naloxon

USA. Community Opioid Overdose Reversal Medications (OORMs) Planning Toolkit This comprehensive resource is designed to help communities expand access to lifesaving medications like naloxone to reduce overdose fatalities. The toolkit provides…

USA. An NYC nonprofit has reversed 1,700 overdoses since 2021. Under Trump, it faces an uncertain future

17. Januar 2025 | Konsumräume

USA. An NYC nonprofit has reversed 1,700 overdoses since 2021. Under Trump, it faces an uncertain future NEW YORK — Shawn has spent the better part of the last hour injecting fentanyl. But he is not in any danger: After a brief scare, when his hear…

STASH, Vol. 21(1) – Merkmale im Zusammenhang mit der Verwendung von Fentanyl-Teststreifen unter Drogenkonsumenten in Rhode Island

15. Januar 2025 | Drug checking

STASH, Vol. 21(1) – Merkmale im Zusammenhang mit der Verwendung von Fentanyl-Teststreifen unter Drogenkonsumenten in Rhode Island Fentanyl , ein starkes synthetisches Opioid, ist die Ursache für die meisten Todesfälle durch Drogenüberdosierung in d…

Schottland. Glasgow opens UK's first safer drug consumption facility

13. Januar 2025 | Konsumräume

Schottland. Glasgow opens UK's first safer drug consumption facility The UK's first safer drug consumption facility opens in Glasgow on Monday, 13 January. Based at the Hunter Street Health and Care Centre, the facility - to be known a…

Schottland. Inside the UK's first legal drug consumption room

13. Januar 2025 | Konsumräume

Schottland. Inside the UK's first legal drug consumption room Welcome to the Thistle - the UK's first and only drug consumption room. After nearly a decade of deadlock and wrangling over drug laws the centre is finally ready to open. On Monday it…

What Parents Should Know About Naloxone, a Medication That Reverses Opioid Poisoning or Overdose.

09. Januar 2025 | Naloxon

What Parents Should Know About Naloxone, a Medication That Reverses Opioid Poisoning or Overdose. Chaiyachati BH, Linstead RE, Thompson LA. JAMA Pediatr. 2025;179(1):108. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.4419 https://jam…

Improving racial/ethnic health equity and naloxone access among people at risk for opioid overdose: A simulation modeling analysis of community-based naloxone distribution strategies in Massachusetts, United States.

09. Januar 2025 | Naloxon

Improving racial/ethnic health equity and naloxone access among people at risk for opioid overdose: A simulation modeling analysis of community-based naloxone distribution strategies in Massachusetts, United States. Zang X, Skinner A, Li Z, S…

Would provision of Take Home Naloxone Kits by Emergency Medical Services be perceived as acceptable to people at risk of opioid overdose? A qualitative study.

05. Januar 2025 | Naloxon

Would provision of Take Home Naloxone Kits by Emergency Medical Services be perceived as acceptable to people at risk of opioid overdose? A qualitative study. Hughes J, Sampson FC, Buykx P, Long J, Edwards A, Evans BA, Goodacre S, Jones MB, M…

Improving first responders' perceptions of overdose events and survivors through tailored occupational health-focused training co-facilitated by overdose survivors.

05. Januar 2025 | Naloxon

Improving first responders' perceptions of overdose events and survivors through tailored occupational health-focused training co-facilitated by overdose survivors. Winograd R, Marotta PL, O'Neil MM, Siddiqui S, Connors E, La Manna A, Goulka…

Agent-Based Model of Combined Community- and Jail-Based Take-Home Naloxone Distribution.

05. Januar 2025 | Naloxon

Agent-Based Model of Combined Community- and Jail-Based Take-Home Naloxone Distribution. Tatara E, Ozik J, Pollack HA, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(12):e2448732. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.48732 https://jamanetwork.com/journals…

Harm reduction and its monitoring in Europe, from EMCDDA to EUDA.

05. Januar 2025 | Verschiedenes

Harm reduction and its monitoring in Europe, from EMCDDA to EUDA. Goosdeel A. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Dec 19;21(1):219. doi: 10.1186/s12954-024-01130-7. PMID: 39702173; PMCID: PMC11657263. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11657263/

Qualitative findings from North America's first drug compassion club.

05. Januar 2025 | Verschiedenes

Qualitative findings from North America's first drug compassion club. Bowles J, Nyx E, Kalicum J, Kerr T. PLoS One. 2024 Dec 31;19(12):e0315804. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315804. PMID: 39739723; PMCID: PMC11687812. https://journals.p…

Description of implementing a mail-based overdose education and naloxone distribution program in community supervision settings during COVID-19

04. Januar 2025 | Naloxon

Description of implementing a mail-based overdose education and naloxone distribution program in community supervision settings during COVID-19 Oser, Carrie B. et al. Journal of Substance Use & Addiction Treatment, Volume 0, Issue 0, 209618&nb…

Large decrease in syringe distribution following the introduction of fentanyl in King County, Washington.

04. Januar 2025 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Large decrease in syringe distribution following the introduction of fentanyl in King County, Washington. Glick SN, Tinsley J, Wirkman LP, Mallya A, Cleary P, Golden MR, Fitzpatrick T. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2024 Nov 19;13:100301. do…

Correlation – the first twenty years

04. Januar 2025 | Verschiedenes

Correlation – the first twenty years This publication provides an overview of more than two decades of international activities by the Rainbow Foundation, focusing on the development of a European network dedicated to social inclusion, health…

Improving implementation of needle and syringe programmes to expand, scale up, and sustain evidence-based prevention interventions for HIV and hepatitis C in prisons

24. Dezember 2024 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Improving implementation of needle and syringe programmes to expand, scale up, and sustain evidence-based prevention interventions for HIV and hepatitis C in prisons Kronfli, Nadine et al. The Lancet Public Health, Volume 0, Issue 0 https:/…

Cost–benefit analysis of Canada’s Prison Needle Exchange Program for the prevention of hepatitis C and injection-related infections

24. Dezember 2024 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Cost–benefit analysis of Canada’s Prison Needle Exchange Program for the prevention of hepatitis C and injection-related infections Farah Houdroge, Nadine Kronfli, Mark Stoové and Nick Scott CMAJ December 16, 2024 196 (43) E1401-E1412; DOI: …

Bremen. Housing First-Bilanz in Bremen: Auch wer spuckt, darf wohnen

19. Dezember 2024 | Verschiedenes

Bremen. Housing First-Bilanz in Bremen: Auch wer spuckt, darf wohnen Bei Housing First bekommen Wohnungslose, die aus allen Hilfesystemen herausfallen, eine Wohnung gestellt. Ein Pilot-Projekt in Bremen zieht Bilanz. (taz – Die Tageszeitung…

BfArM. Sachverständigen-Ausschuss für Verschreibungspflicht nach § 53 Absatz 2 AMG - 90. Sitzung (21. Januar 2025) – Tagesordnung: 6. Naloxon zur nasalen Anwendung

15. Dezember 2024 | Naloxon

BfArM. Sachverständigen-Ausschuss für Verschreibungspflicht nach § 53 Absatz 2 AMG - 90. Sitzung (21. Januar 2025) – Tagesordnung: 6. Naloxon zur nasalen Anwendung Antrag für die Ermöglichung einer Verschreibung für Einrichtungen der Drogen-…

LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT! 6th European Harm Reduction Conference –The Recap Video!

15. Dezember 2024 | Verschiedenes

LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT! 6th European Harm Reduction Conference –The Recap Video! 2024 EHRC - 6th European Harm Reduction Conference, Warsaw, 2024. At its bi-annual gathering the European harm reduction movement addressed the multiple challenges…

Synthetische Opioide in Deutschland – Sind wir vorbereitet? Was kann die Drogenhilfe zur Schadensminderung beitragen? (Präsentation)

15. Dezember 2024 | Verschiedenes

Synthetische Opioide in Deutschland – Sind wir vorbereitet? Was kann die Drogenhilfe zur Schadensminderung beitragen? (Präsentation) Nina Pritzens, vista GmbH und akzept e.V., Heino Stöver, issf und akzept e.V. 05.11.2024, Jahreskongress der DGS –…

Take-Home Naloxone, Release From Jail, and Opioid Overdose—A Piece of the Puzzle.

15. Dezember 2024 | Naloxon

Take-Home Naloxone, Release From Jail, and Opioid Overdose—A Piece of the Puzzle. Balter DR, Howell BA. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(12):e2448667. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.48667 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/…

Offering Narcan to Just the Prisoners Being Released Doesn’t Work

15. Dezember 2024 | Naloxon

Offering Narcan to Just the Prisoners Being Released Doesn’t Work One of the most commonly cited statistics in overdose prevention comes from a study of people leaving Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) prisons: that in the first two…

NEWS – und die (künftige) Rolle der Toxikologie (Präsentation mit Anmerkungen)

11. Dezember 2024 | Drug checking

NEWS – und die (künftige) Rolle der Toxikologie (Präsentation mit Anmerkungen) Dr. Heiko Bergmann, Esther Neumeier, DBDD 32. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Suchtmedizin, Leipzig, Freitag, 1. November 2024, Präsentation mit Anmerkungen Au…

Schweiz. Präsentationen: 3. Tagung Schadensminderung (

10. Dezember 2024 | Verschiedenes

Schweiz. Präsentationen: 3. Tagung Schadensminderung ( Am 3.10.24 fand die 3. Tagung Schadensminderung statt, welche die Stadt Zürich in Kooperation mit der Arud Zentrum für Suchtmedizin initiierte. Im Fokus standen u.a. auch der zunehmende Konsum…

Europa. Civil Society Monitoring of Harm Reduction in Europe 2023. Executive Summary.

10. Dezember 2024 | Verschiedenes

Europa. Civil Society Monitoring of Harm Reduction in Europe 2023. Executive Summary. Rigoni, R., et al. (2023). Amsterdam, Correlation - Europäisches Netzwerk zur Schadensminderung https://correlation-net.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2023…

Door-to-door overdose harm reduction: an Illinois case study.

10. Dezember 2024 | Verschiedenes

Door-to-door overdose harm reduction: an Illinois case study. Mason M, Johnson B, Schaffner C, Johnston S, Alexander U, Ajala O, Andrews N, Welch SB. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Dec 4;21(1):218. doi: 10.1186/s12954-024-01134-3. PMID: 39633415;…

Drogenkonsumräume in Deutschland 2023

10. Dezember 2024 | Konsumräume

Drogenkonsumräume in Deutschland 2023 Erste deutschlandweite Erhebung zur Reichweite, Angeboten und konsumierten Substanzen in Drogenkonsumräumen. (DAH – Deutsche Aidshilfe, Deutsche Beobachtungsstelle für Drogen und Drogensucht, BAG Konsumräume, N…

Dortmund. Dortmunder Schulen protestieren gegen Drogenkonsumraum

10. Dezember 2024 | Konsumräume

Dortmund. Dortmunder Schulen protestieren gegen Drogenkonsumraum Die Stadt Dortmund will den Drogenkonsumraum verlegen. Und hat einen neuen Standort neben drei Schulen gefunden. Die protestieren nun dagegen. (WDR, 19.11.2024) https://www1.wdr.de/n…

Differences in heroin overdose risk associated with the unregulated drug market: Insights from a supervised injecting facility in Melbourne, Australia.

10. Dezember 2024 | Konsumräume

Differences in heroin overdose risk associated with the unregulated drug market: Insights from a supervised injecting facility in Melbourne, Australia. Stam NC, Furler J, Hiley S, Schumann JL. Addiction. 2024 Nov 8. doi: 10.1111/add.16…

The Glasgow drug consumption room: A job half done?

04. Dezember 2024 | Konsumräume

The Glasgow drug consumption room: A job half done? Dalgarno P, O’Rawe S. Drug Science, Policy and Law. 2024;10. doi:10.1177/20503245241295382 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20503245241295382

Australien. Australians’ appetite for ketamine hits record high as alcohol consumption drops

04. Dezember 2024 | Drug checking

Australien. Australians’ appetite for ketamine hits record high as alcohol consumption drops Wastewater monitoring reveals cannabis is most widely used illegal drug, with use in regional areas double that in cities. (Guardian, UK, 06.11.2024) http…

The effectiveness of naloxone in reversing opioid overdose: The European naloxone outcome research study (NalPORS) – Lisbon Addictions 2024, Präsentation

01. Dezember 2024 | Naloxon

The effectiveness of naloxone in reversing opioid overdose: The European naloxone outcome research study (NalPORS) – Lisbon Addictions 2024, Präsentation https://www.lisbonaddictions.eu/lisbon-addictions-2024/sites/lisbonaddictions.eu.lisbon-addict…

Slowenien. Nova Gorica Welcomes Its First Drug Consumption Room: A Milestone in Harm Reduction in Slovenia

01. Dezember 2024 | Konsumräume

Slowenien. Nova Gorica Welcomes Its First Drug Consumption Room: A Milestone in Harm Reduction in Slovenia On November 14, 2024, Nova Gorica celebrated a landmark achievement with the opening of its first Drug Consumption Room (DCR), Goriška…

BOOST. Digital Harm Reduction Quality Standards - Delphi Round 1

01. Dezember 2024 | Verschiedenes

BOOST. Digital Harm Reduction Quality Standards - Delphi Round 1 General Information This Delphi study is part of the BOOST project, which aims to support and strengthen community-based and community-led organizations in providing communicab…

Pilotprojekt in Rostock: Forscher analysieren illegale Drogen (Video)

01. Dezember 2024 | Drug checking

Pilotprojekt in Rostock: Forscher analysieren illegale Drogen (Video) Drogen in Pillen-, Pulver- und Pastenform konnten am Dienstag zum Testen zum Fachdienst Suchthilfe in der Rostocker Innenstadt gebracht werden. Die Caritas kooperiert bei dem Pil…

Drugs checking services – Lisbon Addictions 2024, Präsentationen

01. Dezember 2024 | Drug checking

Drugs checking services – Lisbon Addictions 2024, Präsentationen https://www.lisbonaddictions.eu/lisbon-addictions-2024/sessions/drugs-checking-services#programme

USA. Nora’s Blog: Syringe services for people who inject drugs are enormously effective, but remain underused.

01. Dezember 2024 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

USA. Nora’s Blog: Syringe services for people who inject drugs are enormously effective, but remain underused. NIDA. 25.11.2024 https://nida.nih.gov/about-nida/noras-blog/2024/11/syringe-services-for-people-who-inject-drugs-are-enormously-ef…

Kanada. Documents Show BC Scrapped OPC Plan at Hospitals Where Pop-Ups Ran

24. November 2024 | Konsumräume

Kanada. Documents Show BC Scrapped OPC Plan at Hospitals Where Pop-Ups Ran On November 18, the newly organized group Doctors for Safer Drug Policy set up unsanctioned overdose prevention siteson the grounds outside at Royal Jubilee Hospital in…

Kanada. Unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Sites Open Outside Two BC Hospitals

24. November 2024 | Konsumräume

Kanada. Unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Sites Open Outside Two BC Hospitals After two weeks in Royal Jubilee Hospital with a bad bout of pneumonia, Jared had stepped outside to smoke. Not a cigarette, but a hit of “down”—the term used in British C…

Drogennotfallschulung Opioidabhängiger in Haft und Versorgung mit Take-Home Naloxon bei Haftentlassung: Machbarkeitsstudie aus dem bayerischen Modellprojekt

24. November 2024 | Naloxon

Drogennotfallschulung Opioidabhängiger in Haft und Versorgung mit Take-Home Naloxon bei Haftentlassung: Machbarkeitsstudie aus dem bayerischen Modellprojekt [First Aid Training for Drug Overdose in Opioid Addicts and Provision of Take-Home Naloxone…

Take-Home-Naloxon für Opioidabhängige - Hintergrund des Modellprojekts

24. November 2024 | Naloxon

Take-Home-Naloxon für Opioidabhängige - Hintergrund des Modellprojekts Für die seit Jahren hohe bis steigende Zahl der Drogentoten sind Opioidüberdosierungen hauptverantwortlich [1]. Wodarz, N., Wodarz- von Essen, H., Wolstein, J., Pogarell…

The impact of an unsanctioned compassion club on non-fatal overdose.

22. November 2024 | Verschiedenes

The impact of an unsanctioned compassion club on non-fatal overdose. Kalicum, J., Nyx, E., Kennedy, M. C., & Kerr, T. (2024). International Journal of Drug Policy, 131. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104330. https://www.sciencedirect.c…

Novel harm reduction services: Compassion club membership is associated with reduced overdose

22. November 2024 | Verschiedenes

Novel harm reduction services: Compassion club membership is associated with reduced overdose Compassion clubs are novel safer supply programs that offer members the ability to purchase drugs that have been tested for potential contamination, incre…

Australien. Victoria legalises pill testing

16. November 2024 | Drug checking

Australien. Victoria legalises pill testing Victoria has become the first jurisdiction in the country to pass legislation to support pill testing. The new law will allow the Victorian government to trial drug-checking services at festivals and othe…

Bystander Use of Opioid Overdose Antidote Naloxone Is on the Rise.

16. November 2024 | Naloxon

Bystander Use of Opioid Overdose Antidote Naloxone Is on the Rise. Anderer S. JAMA. Published online November 15, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.23046 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2826626

Hamburg. Modellprojekt "Housing First Hamburg" soll erweitert werden

10. November 2024 | Verschiedenes

Hamburg. Modellprojekt "Housing First Hamburg" soll erweitert werden Das Modellprojekt "Housing First" der Hamburger Sozialbehörde gibt es seit Sommer 2022. Rund neun Monate vor Ende des Projekts will es die rot-grüne Regierungsfraktion nun erweite…

Where Harm Reduction Stands Around the World in 2024

10. November 2024 | Verschiedenes

Where Harm Reduction Stands Around the World in 2024 On October 29, Harm Reduction International released its latest biannual report on the status of harm reduction services around the world. The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024 honed in on four…

The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024

10. November 2024 | Verschiedenes

The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024 © Harm Reduction International, 2024 ISBN: 978-1-915255-17-4 Research and oversight for this report was led by Colleen Daniels and Paulina Cortez in the Public Health and Social Policy team at Harm Reductio…

„Seien Sie vorbereitet“: Arzt findet Person mit Drogenvergiftung in einer Gasse – zum Glück hat er immer Naloxon dabei

10. November 2024 | Naloxon

„Seien Sie vorbereitet“: Arzt findet Person mit Drogenvergiftung in einer Gasse – zum Glück hat er immer Naloxon dabei Notfälle können überall und jederzeit passieren. Manchmal geraten Ärzte in Situationen, in denen sie die einzigen sind, die helfe…

Use of fentanyl test strips by people who inject drugs: Baseline findings from the South Atlantic Fentanyl Test Strip Study (SAFTSS).

10. November 2024 | Drug checking

Use of fentanyl test strips by people who inject drugs: Baseline findings from the South Atlantic Fentanyl Test Strip Study (SAFTSS). Zibbell JE, Aldridge A, Peiper N, Clarke SED, Rinderle A, Feinberg J. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Oct 4;1…

Implementation of a community-based LC-UV drug checking service: promising preliminary findings on feasibility and validity.

10. November 2024 | Drug checking

Implementation of a community-based LC-UV drug checking service: promising preliminary findings on feasibility and validity. Fabresse N, Papias E, Heckenroth A, Martin V, Allemann D, Roux P. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Oct 18;21(1):185. doi: 1…

Effect of the Communities That HEAL Intervention on Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution: A Cluster-Randomized, Wait-List Controlled Trial.

10. November 2024 | Naloxon

Effect of the Communities That HEAL Intervention on Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution: A Cluster-Randomized, Wait-List Controlled Trial. Freeman PR, Walley AY, Winhusen TJ, Oga EA, Villani J, Hunt T, Chandler RK, Oyler DR, Reilly B…

Is naloxone where it needs to be? Using spatial analytics to examine equitable distribution of community-based naloxone sites.

10. November 2024 | Naloxon

Is naloxone where it needs to be? Using spatial analytics to examine equitable distribution of community-based naloxone sites. Van Arsdale W, Barajas S, Peters D, Marques O, Sacca L. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Oct 9;168:209530. doi…

Implementation of an EMS-based naloxone distribution program: A qualitative evaluation.

10. November 2024 | Naloxon

Implementation of an EMS-based naloxone distribution program: A qualitative evaluation. Ager EE, Purington EK, Purdy MH, Benenati B, Baker JE, Schellack CJ, Smith GC, Hunt NR, Losman ED. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2024 Oct 15;5(5):e133…

Effectiveness of direct patient outreach with a narrative naloxone and overdose prevention video to patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy in the USA: the Naloxone Navigator randomised clinical trial.

10. November 2024 | Naloxon

Effectiveness of direct patient outreach with a narrative naloxone and overdose prevention video to patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy in the USA: the Naloxone Navigator randomised clinical trial. Glanz JM, Mueller SR, Narwaney KJ…

Impact of California's naloxone co-prescription law on emergency department visits, 30-day mortality, and prescription patterns.

10. November 2024 | Naloxon

Impact of California's naloxone co-prescription law on emergency department visits, 30-day mortality, and prescription patterns. Ghobadi A, Hanna M, Tovar S, Do DH, Duan L, Lee MS, Samuels EA, Davis CS, Sharp AL. J Am Coll Emerg Physic…

Naloxone Distribution Models in the United States: A Scoping Review.

10. November 2024 | Naloxon

Naloxone Distribution Models in the United States: A Scoping Review. Vadiei N, Axon DR, Eckert B. Subst Use Addctn J. 2024 Oct 24:29767342241289008. doi: 10.1177/29767342241289008. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39449273. https://journals…

Coprescribing and the Prevention of Opioid Overdoses: Quasi-Experimental Metacognitive Assessment of a Novel Education Initiative.

10. November 2024 | Naloxon

Coprescribing and the Prevention of Opioid Overdoses: Quasi-Experimental Metacognitive Assessment of a Novel Education Initiative. Enich M, Morton C, Jermyn R. Naloxone JMIR Med Educ. 2024 Oct 28;10:e54280. doi: 10.2196/54280. PMID: 39…

Take-home naloxone in multicentre emergency settings: the TIME feasibility cluster RCT.

10. November 2024 | Naloxon

Take-home naloxone in multicentre emergency settings: the TIME feasibility cluster RCT. Snooks H, Benger J, Bell F, Black S, Dixon S, Emery H, Evans BA, Fuller G, Hoskins R, Hughes J, Jones J, Jones M, Johnston S, Long J, Moore C, Parab R, Pi…

Slow dissociation kinetics of fentanyls and nitazenes correlates with reduced sensitivity to naloxone reversal at the μ-opioid receptor.

01. November 2024 | Naloxon

Slow dissociation kinetics of fentanyls and nitazenes correlates with reduced sensitivity to naloxone reversal at the μ-opioid receptor. Alhosan N, Cavallo D, Santiago M, Kelly E, Henderson G. Br J Pharmacol. 2024 Oct 22. doi: 10…

Layperson-Administered Naloxone Trends Reported in Emergency Medical Service Activations, 2020-2022.

24. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

Layperson-Administered Naloxone Trends Reported in Emergency Medical Service Activations, 2020-2022. Gage CB, Powell JR, Ulintz A, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(10):e2439427. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.39427 https://jamanet…

Ist Drug-Checking sinnvoll?

23. Oktober 2024 | Drug checking

Ist Drug-Checking sinnvoll? Bühring, Petra Dtsch Arztebl 2024; 121(21): A-1382 / B-1168 Mit Beiträgen von Nina Pritzens, Gernot Rückert und Falk Kiefer https://www.aerzteblatt.de/archiv/241553

Zürich. Kokain Auswertung 1. und 2. Quartal 2024 - Starke Zunahme an Streckmitteln in Kokainproben

17. Oktober 2024 | Drug checking

Zürich. Kokain Auswertung 1. und 2. Quartal 2024 - Starke Zunahme an Streckmitteln in Kokainproben Das DIZ veröffentlicht vierteljährlich Auswertungen zu den im DIZ und an mobilen Einsätzen getesteten Kokain-Proben. Dies als Ergänzung zu den Jahres…

Nürnberg. Gesundheitsamt schult für Kampf gegen den Drogentod

09. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

Nürnberg. Gesundheitsamt schult für Kampf gegen den Drogentod In Nürnberg sinkt die Zahl der Drogentoten. Starben 2019 noch 34 Menschen an einer Überdosis, waren es im letzten Jahr nur noch knapp die Hälfte davon (16 Drogentote). Im laufenden Jahr…

Care, co-survival, and decency: expanding the understanding of outdoor life and smaller alcohol and drug scenes in Denmark and Norway.

06. Oktober 2024 | Verschiedenes

Care, co-survival, and decency: expanding the understanding of outdoor life and smaller alcohol and drug scenes in Denmark and Norway. Bach JS, Grønnestad TE, Selbekk AS, Bye VH, Skjong A. Front Psychiatry. 2024 Aug 15;15:1233701. doi…

Identifying Provider Barriers to the Implementation of Opioid Harm Reduction Methods: An Initial Narrative Review.

06. Oktober 2024 | Verschiedenes

Identifying Provider Barriers to the Implementation of Opioid Harm Reduction Methods: An Initial Narrative Review. Dee SA, Delonnay KA, Bernard D, Jean-Baptiste F. Inquiry. 2024 Jan-Dec;61:469580241276144. doi: 10.1177/0046958024127614…

Reframing Dutch drug policies: a new era for harm reduction.

06. Oktober 2024 | Verschiedenes

Reframing Dutch drug policies: a new era for harm reduction. Busz M, Schiffer K, Voets A, Pomfret A. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Aug 31;21(1):163. doi: 10.1186/s12954-024-01071-1. PMID: 39215359; PMCID: PMC11365248. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.g…

Naloxone cascade of care among people who regularly inject drugs in Australia, 2020-2022.

06. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

Naloxone cascade of care among people who regularly inject drugs in Australia, 2020-2022. Akhurst J, Price O, Sutherland R, Gibbs D, Dietze P, Bruno R, Agramunt S, Colledge-Frisby S, Lenton S, Salom C, Thomas N, Peacock A. Int J Drug P…

Naloxone Administration and Survival in Overdoses Involving Opioids and Stimulants: An Analysis of Law Enforcement Data from 63 Pennsylvania Counties.

06. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

Naloxone Administration and Survival in Overdoses Involving Opioids and Stimulants: An Analysis of Law Enforcement Data from 63 Pennsylvania Counties. Cano M, Jones A, Silverstein SM, Daniulaityte R, LoVecchio F. medRxiv [Preprint]. 20…

Naloxone Dispensing to Youth Ages 10-19: 2017-2022.

06. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

Naloxone Dispensing to Youth Ages 10-19: 2017-2022. Terranella A, Guy G Jr, Mikosz C. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2023065137. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-065137. PMID: 39262344; PMCID: PMC11442117. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic…

Perceptions of a naloxone leave behind program among emergency medical services personnel in Michigan, USA.

06. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

Perceptions of a naloxone leave behind program among emergency medical services personnel in Michigan, USA. Gibbons JB, Sugarman OK, Byrne L, Harris SJ, Shah H, Hulsey EG, Rwan J, Rosner EM, Pantaleo A, Bergquist E, Saloner B. Drug Alc…

A cross-sectional survey exploring organizational readiness to implement community pharmacy-based opioid counseling and naloxone services in rural versus urban settings in Alabama.

06. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

A cross-sectional survey exploring organizational readiness to implement community pharmacy-based opioid counseling and naloxone services in rural versus urban settings in Alabama. Hohmann L, Diggs K, Valle-Ramos G, Richardson J, Phillippe H…

From Digital Inclusion to Digital Transformation in the Prevention of Drug-Related Deaths in Scotland: Qualitative Study.

06. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

From Digital Inclusion to Digital Transformation in the Prevention of Drug-Related Deaths in Scotland: Qualitative Study. Daneshvar H, Carver H, Strachan G, Greenhalgh J, Matheson C. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Sep 24;26:e52345. doi: 10.2…

Scaling up! Staff e-learning for a national take-home naloxone program.

06. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

Scaling up! Staff e-learning for a national take-home naloxone program. Ericson ØB, Eide D, Brendryen H, Lobmaier P, Clausen T. Front Digit Health. 2024 Sep 17;6:1404646. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1404646. PMID: 39364011; PMCID: PMC11448…

Factors Associated with Take Home Naloxone Refusal among Emergency Department Patients Participating in an Opioid Overdose Prevention Program.

06. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

Factors Associated with Take Home Naloxone Refusal among Emergency Department Patients Participating in an Opioid Overdose Prevention Program. O'Brien-Lambert C, Althoff K, Barvincak J, Cirbus H, Singer-Pomerantz S, Cowan E. J Emerg Me…

A call for compassionate opioid overdose response.

06. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

A call for compassionate opioid overdose response. Russell E, Hawk M, Neale J, Bennett A, Davis C, Hill LG, Winograd R, Kestner L, Lieberman A, Bell A, Santamour T, Murray S, Schneider KE, Walley AY, Jones TS. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 S…

Assessing the reach and engagement with the 'How To Save A Life' mass media campaign on drug-related death prevention in Scotland.

06. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

Assessing the reach and engagement with the 'How To Save A Life' mass media campaign on drug-related death prevention in Scotland. Anderson M, Atkinson AM, McAuley A, Sumnall HR, Glancy ME, Bloomfield HA, Trayner KMA. Drugs (Abingdon E…

Time Course of Reversal of Fentanyl-Induced Respiratory Depression in Healthy Subjects by Intramuscular Nalmefene and Intramuscular and Intranasal Naloxone.

06. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

Time Course of Reversal of Fentanyl-Induced Respiratory Depression in Healthy Subjects by Intramuscular Nalmefene and Intramuscular and Intranasal Naloxone. Cipriano A, Apseloff G, Kapil RP, He E, Shet M, Harris SC. J Clin Pharmacol. 2…

Synthetic opioids have disrupted conventional wisdom for treating opioid overdose.

04. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

Synthetic opioids have disrupted conventional wisdom for treating opioid overdose. Skolnick P, Paavola J, Heidbreder C. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2024 Aug 13;12:100268. doi: 10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100268. PMID: 39262668; PMCID: PMC11388010…

Mechanistic pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling and simulations of naloxone auto-injector 10 mg reversal of opioid-induced respiratory depression.

04. Oktober 2024 | Naloxon

Mechanistic pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling and simulations of naloxone auto-injector 10 mg reversal of opioid-induced respiratory depression. Yang TE, Del Bene F, Lavezzi SM, Iavarone L, Zhang J, Kim J, Gjurich B, Kessler C. …

Europe must continue to lead on harm reduction.

04. Oktober 2024 | Verschiedenes

Europe must continue to lead on harm reduction. Kahn, B., Kazatchkine, M. Harm Reduct J 21, 172 (2024). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01067-x https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-024-01067-x

Prevalence and correlates of fentanyl test strip use among people who use drugs in Rhode Island.

04. Oktober 2024 | Drug checking

Prevalence and correlates of fentanyl test strip use among people who use drugs in Rhode Island. Goldman JE, Park CJ, Trombley J, Park JN, Buxton JA, Hadland SE, Macmadu A, Marshall BD. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Sep 12;264:112446. doi…

The Detection of Xylazine in Tijuana, Mexico: Triangulating Drug Checking and Clinical Urine Testing Data.

04. Oktober 2024 | Drug checking

The Detection of Xylazine in Tijuana, Mexico: Triangulating Drug Checking and Clinical Urine Testing Data. Friedman JR, Montoya AG, Ruiz C, Tejeda MAG, Segovia LA, Godvin ME, Sisco E, Pyfrom EM, Appley MG, Shover CL, Bufanda LP. medRxiv [Pre…

European Network of Drug Consumption Rooms

04. Oktober 2024 | Konsumräume

European Network of Drug Consumption Rooms We are a membership-based civil society platform uniting organisations operating or planning to implement a Drug Consumption Room (DCR) in Europe. Our goal is to enhance the availability, accessibili…

Schottland. UK's first drugs consumption room to open in October

04. Oktober 2024 | Konsumräume

Schottland. UK's first drugs consumption room to open in October The UK's first official consumption room for illegal drugs including heroin and cocaine will open in Glasgow on 21 October. The Safer Drugs Consumption Facility on Hunter Street in t…

Nürnberg. Gesundheitsamt schult für Kampf gegen den Drogentod

27. September 2024 | Naloxon

Energy Control International (drug checking)

25. September 2024 | Drug checking

Energy Control International (drug checking) We offer a Drug Checking Service in order to inform the users about the composition of the drugs and therefore are in a position to advise them on less risky taking of said substance. We also offer custo…

Länder können Drug-Checking-Modellprojekte umsetzen

25. September 2024 | Drug checking

Länder können Drug-Checking-Modellprojekte umsetzen Berlin – Um Drogenkonsumenten zu schützen, hält die Bundesregierung sogenannte Drug-Checking-Modellprojekte für sinnvoll. Das geht aus der Antwort der Bundesregierung auf eine Kleine Anfrage de…

Ruf nach Drogenkonsumräumen in allen Bundesländern

22. September 2024 | Konsumräume

Ruf nach Drogenkonsumräumen in allen Bundesländern Bremen – Drogenkonsumräume für opioidabhängige Menschen sollten in allen Bundesländern vorgehalten werden. Darauf hat der Bundesverband für akzeptierende Drogenarbeit und humane Drogenpolitik (Akze…

Rescue Breathing, a Crucial Overdose Response, Is Still Underused

22. September 2024 | Naloxon

Rescue Breathing, a Crucial Overdose Response, Is Still Underused If you pay attention to the news, you’ve likely heard of naloxone, the medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. But naloxone (commonly distributed as Narcan) is not the only t…

Harm reduction for sustainable peace and development - Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health

22. September 2024 | Verschiedenes

Harm reduction for sustainable peace and development - Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Purpose…

Physicians, pharmacists and take-home naloxone: What practices? The SINFONI study.

09. September 2024 | Naloxon

Physicians, pharmacists and take-home naloxone: What practices? The SINFONI study. Duval M, Aquizerate A, Jaulin E, Rousselet M, Kuhn E, Guilleminot A, Nicolleau I, Pele S, Herault T, Artarit P, Soulidou-Jacques E, Laforgue EJ, Victorri-Vigne…

Evaluation of Naloxone Uptake Disparities Among Harm Reduction Clients in Rhode Island (2022-2023).

09. September 2024 | Naloxon

Evaluation of Naloxone Uptake Disparities Among Harm Reduction Clients in Rhode Island (2022-2023). Ogundare S, Brown E, Reichley N, Binienda S, Thomas-Sowers C, Yolken A, Joseph R, Edwards S. R I Med J (2013). 2024 Sep 1;107(9):45-48…

Pharmacy Naloxone Standing Order and Community Opioid Fatality Rates Over Time.

09. September 2024 | Naloxon

Pharmacy Naloxone Standing Order and Community Opioid Fatality Rates Over Time. Xuan Z, Walley AY, Yan S, Chatterjee A, Green TG, Pollini RA. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Aug 1;7(8):e2427236. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.27236. PMID…

Take-home naloxone administered in emergency settings: feasibility of intervention implementation in a cluster randomized trial.

09. September 2024 | Naloxon

Take-home naloxone administered in emergency settings: feasibility of intervention implementation in a cluster randomized trial. Snooks HA, Jones JK, Bell FB, Benger JR, Black SL, Dixon S, Edwards A, Emery H, Evans BA, Fuller GW, Goodacre S…

Improving Naloxone Co-prescribing Through Clinical Decision Support.

09. September 2024 | Naloxon

Improving Naloxone Co-prescribing Through Clinical Decision Support. Cramer E, Kuperman E, Meyer N, Blum J. Cureus. 2024 Jul 5;16(7):e63919. doi: 10.7759/cureus.63919. PMID: 39099893; PMCID: PMC11298243. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p…

"Blick zurück nach vorn" – Erfolge, Trends und Herausforderungen in der niedrigschwelligen Drogenhilfe - Fachtag von freiraum hamburg e.V. und ragazza e.V. anlässlich 30 Jahre Konsumräume in Hamburg – 16. Oktober 2024, 09:00 Uhr

09. September 2024 | Konsumräume

"Blick zurück nach vorn" – Erfolge, Trends und Herausforderungen in der niedrigschwelligen Drogenhilfe - Fachtag von freiraum hamburg e.V. und ragazza e.V. anlässlich 30 Jahre Konsumräume in Hamburg – 16. Oktober 2024, 09:00 Uhr 1994 eröffnete mit…

Frankfurt. Fachtag 30 Jahre Konsumräume in Frankfurt – Ein Erfolgsmodell auch für andere hessische Kommunen! Dienstag, 24. September 2024, 13.00 Uhr

09. September 2024 | Konsumräume

Frankfurt. Fachtag 30 Jahre Konsumräume in Frankfurt – Ein Erfolgsmodell auch für andere hessische Kommunen! Dienstag, 24. September 2024, 13.00 Uhr Stadthaus am Markt in Frankfurt am Main Seit 30 Jahren gibt es in Deutschland Drogenkonsumräume. 1…

Webinar. How to start (einen Drogenkonsumraum) am 19.09. von 14:00 bis 16:00

09. September 2024 | Konsumräume

Webinar. How to start (einen Drogenkonsumraum) am 19.09. von 14:00 bis 16:00 Veranstalterin: akzept e.V. Zu diesem Webinar bitten wir um eine kurze Anmeldung per email (Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein.). https://www.akzept.eu/aktuelles/meldungen/

Contamination of a drug consumption room with drugs and potential risks for social health care workers.

09. September 2024 | Konsumräume

Contamination of a drug consumption room with drugs and potential risks for social health care workers. Cuffaro F, Dahm G, Marson C, Berlemont P, Yegles M, Allar C, Fauchet L, Creta M, Schneider S. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Aug 16;21(1):149…

Use of Syringe Service Programs in Rural vs Urban Maine: A Harm-Reduction Study.

09. September 2024 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Use of Syringe Service Programs in Rural vs Urban Maine: A Harm-Reduction Study. Miller LW, Murray KA, Branch ED, Thakarar K. J Maine Med Cent. 2024 Winter;6(1):7. doi: 10.46804/2641-2225.1153. Epub 2024 Jan 10. PMID: 39118865; PMCID…

Housing First

09. September 2024 | Verschiedenes

Housing First Eines der wichtigsten Grundprinzipien von Housing First ist das Zurverfügungstellen von Wohnraum für obdachlose beziehungsweise wohnungslose Menschen ohne Bedingung und als grundlegendes Menschenrecht. (infodrog -Präventionslexikon, S…

A case study of the DULF compassion club and fulfillment centre-A logical step forward in harm reduction.

09. September 2024 | Verschiedenes

A case study of the DULF compassion club and fulfillment centre-A logical step forward in harm reduction. Nyx E, Kalicum J. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Aug 12;131:104537. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104537. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 3…

A qualitative exploration of harm reduction in practice by street-based peer outreach workers.

09. September 2024 | Verschiedenes

A qualitative exploration of harm reduction in practice by street-based peer outreach workers. Owczarzak J, Martin E, Weicker N, Evans I, Morris M, Sherman SG. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Aug 30;21(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s12954-024-01076-w. PMID…

Housing and Displacement as Risk Factors for Negative Health Outcomes Among People Who Inject Drugs in Los Angeles, CA, and Denver, CO, USA.

09. September 2024 | Verschiedenes

Housing and Displacement as Risk Factors for Negative Health Outcomes Among People Who Inject Drugs in Los Angeles, CA, and Denver, CO, USA. Goldshear JL, Corsi KF, Ceasar RC, Ganesh SS, Simpson KA, Kral AH, Bluthenthal RN. Res Sq [Pre…

EDNAV Project Research Group. Novel harm reduction measures at music festivals in Australia: Pilot implementation of the Emerging Drugs Network of Australia-Victoria toxicosurveillance methodology.

09. September 2024 | Drug checking

EDNAV Project Research Group. Novel harm reduction measures at music festivals in Australia: Pilot implementation of the Emerging Drugs Network of Australia-Victoria toxicosurveillance methodology. Syrjanen R, Dutch M, Greene SL, Lyons T, McK…

America Is Doubling Down on Sewer Surveillance

09. September 2024 | Drug checking

America Is Doubling Down on Sewer Surveillance Like viruses, illicit and prescription drugs leave behind traces in the country’s wastewater systems. (The Atlantic, USA, 26.08.20249 https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/08/wastewater-moni…

Nordamerika. Festival Drug Checking Services Still Too Often Sidelined

09. September 2024 | Drug checking

Nordamerika. Festival Drug Checking Services Still Too Often Sidelined It’s a scorching July day in British Columbia, at Bass Coast festival, and there is no line outside the drug checking tent. I decide to bring along a sample of my 2C-B, a psyche…

Frankfurt. Drogenkonsumräume Frankfurt: „Wenn ich die nicht reinlasse, dann sterben die vor der Tür“

05. September 2024 | Konsumräume

Frankfurt. Drogenkonsumräume Frankfurt: „Wenn ich die nicht reinlasse, dann sterben die vor der Tür“ Stadträtin Elke Voitl zieht zur ihrer Amtshalbzeit Bilanz und hebt den Paradigmenwechsel in Frankfurts Sozialpolitik hervor. Im Fokus stehen…

A lot testing protocol for quality assurance of fentanyl test strips for harm reduction applications.

04. September 2024 | Drug checking

A lot testing protocol for quality assurance of fentanyl test strips for harm reduction applications. Fernando H, Amate A, Hayes KL, Whitehead HD, Desnoyers C, Uzobuife E, Denchfield MS, Whitelatch B, Lieberman M. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Aug 21;…

Reduced injection risk behavior with co-located hepatitis C treatment at a syringe service program: The accessible care model.

04. September 2024 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Reduced injection risk behavior with co-located hepatitis C treatment at a syringe service program: The accessible care model. Lee CSJ, Mateu-Gelabert P, Melendez YA, Fong C, Kapadia SN, Smith M, Marks KM, Eckhardt B. PLoS One. 2024 Au…

Modeling the impact of a supervised consumption site on HIV and HCV transmission among people who inject drugs in three counties in California, USA.

04. September 2024 | Konsumräume

Modeling the impact of a supervised consumption site on HIV and HCV transmission among people who inject drugs in three counties in California, USA. Killion JA, Jegede OS, Werb D, Davidson PJ, Smith LR, Gaines T, Graff Zivin J, Zúñiga ML, Pin…

A Case Report of Delayed Opioid Toxidrome After Administration of Naloxone.

04. September 2024 | Naloxon

A Case Report of Delayed Opioid Toxidrome After Administration of Naloxone. Cowan M, Kumar P, McManus J, Bilodeau S, Beck A. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2024 Aug;8(3):222-225. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.6622. PMID: 39158236; PMCID: PMC11326049…

Challenges and recommendations for overdose prevention and harm reduction in an era of fentanyl and xylazine: Perspectives of women with opioid use disorder and professionals.

04. September 2024 | Verschiedenes

Challenges and recommendations for overdose prevention and harm reduction in an era of fentanyl and xylazine: Perspectives of women with opioid use disorder and professionals. Harrison E, Brant K, Strong-Jones S, Skogseth E, Latkin C, Jones A…

Strategies used to reduce harms associated with fentanyl exposure among rural people who use drugs: multi-site qualitative findings from the rural opioid initiative.

04. September 2024 | Verschiedenes

Strategies used to reduce harms associated with fentanyl exposure among rural people who use drugs: multi-site qualitative findings from the rural opioid initiative. Walters SM, Baker R, Frank D, Fadanelli M, Rudolph AE, Zule W, Fredericksen…

Fentanyl harm reduction strategies among Latinx communities in the United States: a scoping review.

04. September 2024 | Verschiedenes

Fentanyl harm reduction strategies among Latinx communities in the United States: a scoping review. Luna G, Dermid G, Unger JB. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Aug 16;21(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12954-024-01070-2. PMID: 39152433; PMCID: PMC11328400…

Housing status and accidental substance-related acute toxicity deaths in Canada, 2016-2017.

04. September 2024 | Verschiedenes

Housing status and accidental substance-related acute toxicity deaths in Canada, 2016-2017. VanSteelandt A, Abele B, Ahmad R, Enns A, Jackson B, Kakkar T, Kouyoumdjian F. Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can. 2024 Aug;44(7-8):319-330. En…

An individual-based dynamic model to assess interventions to mitigate opioid overdose risk.

04. September 2024 | Verschiedenes

An individual-based dynamic model to assess interventions to mitigate opioid overdose risk. Gallant K, Lukeman R. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Aug 13;21(1):146. doi: 10.1186/s12954-024-01069-9. PMID: 39135022; PMCID: PMC11321061. https://www.n…

Naloxone and Patient Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in California.

31. August 2024 | Naloxon

Naloxone and Patient Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in California. Dillon DG, Montoy JCC, Nishijima DK, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(8):e2429154. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29154 https://jamanetwork.com/journa…

Nalmefene Auto-Injector: Concerns About the New Opioid Overdose Antidote Explained

31. August 2024 | Naloxon

Nalmefene Auto-Injector: Concerns About the New Opioid Overdose Antidote Explained The first nalmefene hydrochloride (HCl) auto-injector (Zurnai) brings a new tool to the fight against the opioid overdose epidemic but is not without controversy.&nb…

A tale of two opioid antidotes

31. August 2024 | Naloxon

A tale of two opioid antidotes NEW OVERDOSE REVERSAL MED — The FDA this week approved a new product to reverse opioid overdoses, but some harm-reduction experts say it’s an unnecessary tool that could pose more risks than benefits. (Politico, USA…

USA. Principles of Harm Reduction

31. August 2024 | Verschiedenes

USA. Principles of Harm Reduction Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Harm Reduction is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in, and respect for…

Köln. 50-mal stärker als Heroin: Droge Fentanyl in Köln auf dem Vormarsch – Stadt stellt Gegenmittel zur Verfügung

31. August 2024 | Naloxon

Köln. 50-mal stärker als Heroin: Droge Fentanyl in Köln auf dem Vormarsch – Stadt stellt Gegenmittel zur Verfügung Die von vielen sogenannte „Zombie-Droge“ Fentanyl ist in Köln auf dem Vormarsch. Jetzt ergreift die Stadt erste Maßnahmen. (Express…

An implantable system for opioid safety

21. August 2024 | Naloxon

An implantable system for opioid safety Huang, Hen-Wei et al. Device, Volume 0, Issue 0, 100517 https://www.cell.com/device/fulltext/S2666-9986(24)00417-4https://www.cell.com/device/fulltext/S2666-9986(24)00417-4

Implantat stoppt Opiatüberdosierung innerhalb weniger Minuten

21. August 2024 | Naloxon

Implantat stoppt Opiatüberdosierung innerhalb weniger Minuten Cambridge/Massachusetts – US-Ingenieure haben ein Implantat entwickelt, das eine Opiatüberdosierung erkennen und automatisch durch die Injektion von Naloxon beenden kann. Der Publikation…

Gender affirming harm reduction: A toolkit for syringe service programs

17. August 2024 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Gender affirming harm reduction: A toolkit for syringe service programs The purpose of this living document is to assist service providers in better understanding the needs of the trans, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary (TGNCNB) community when u…

Harm Reduction and Treatment Among People at High Risk of Overdose.

17. August 2024 | Verschiedenes

Harm Reduction and Treatment Among People at High Risk of Overdose. Bandara S, Byrne L, Berman V, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(8):e2427241. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.27241 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/…

The associations of supervised consumption services with the rates of opioid-related mortality and morbidity outcomes at the public health unit level in Ontario (Canada): A controlled interrupted time-series analysis.

13. August 2024 | Konsumräume

The associations of supervised consumption services with the rates of opioid-related mortality and morbidity outcomes at the public health unit level in Ontario (Canada): A controlled interrupted time-series analysis. Harm Robinson …

USA. FDA Approves First Nalmefene Hydrochloride Auto-Injector to Reverse Opioid Overdose

13. August 2024 | Naloxon

USA. FDA Approves First Nalmefene Hydrochloride Auto-Injector to Reverse Opioid Overdose Agency Continues to Support Development of Overdose Reversal Drugs including Naloxone and Nalmefene. (FDA – Federal Drug Administation, USA, 08.07.2024) https…

Narcanazo: Community Activation of Antiracist Epidemiology.

11. August 2024 | Naloxon

Narcanazo: Community Activation of Antiracist Epidemiology. Oyola-Santiago T, Gelpí-Acosta C, Aponte-Meléndez Y, Cano M. Am J Public Health. 2024 Jul;114(S6):S463-S466. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307605. PMID: 39083738; PMCID: PMC11292290…

Adding newly identified compound makes naloxone more potent, longer lasting, mouse study shows

11. August 2024 | Naloxon

Adding newly identified compound makes naloxone more potent, longer lasting, mouse study shows The ongoing opioid epidemic in the U.S. kills tens of thousands of people every year. Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, has saved countless liv…

FDA Approves Risky Opioid Overdose Reversal Product From Purdue Pharma

11. August 2024 | Naloxon

FDA Approves Risky Opioid Overdose Reversal Product From Purdue Pharma On August 7 the Food and Drug Administration approved an opioid overdose antidote developed by Purdue Pharma that contains nalmefene, as opposed to the better-known naloxone. Zu…

USA. FDA Approves First Nalmefene Auto-Injector for Opioid Overdose

11. August 2024 | Naloxon

USA. FDA Approves First Nalmefene Auto-Injector for Opioid Overdose The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first nalmefene hydrochloride auto-injector (Zurnai; Purdue Pharma LP) for the treatment of known or suspected opioid ove…

A µ-opioid receptor modulator that works cooperatively with naloxone.

11. August 2024 | Naloxon

A µ-opioid receptor modulator that works cooperatively with naloxone. O’Brien, E.S., Rangari, V.A., El Daibani, A. et al Nature 631, 686–693 (2024). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07587-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

Examination of naloxone dosing patterns for opioid overdose by emergency medical services in Kentucky during increased fentanyl use from 2018 to 2021.

11. August 2024 | Naloxon

Examination of naloxone dosing patterns for opioid overdose by emergency medical services in Kentucky during increased fentanyl use from 2018 to 2021. Rock P, Slavova S, Westgate PM, Nakamura A, Walsh SL. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Feb…

Nalbuphine Potentiates Reversal of Fentanyl Overdose by Naloxone.

11. August 2024 | Naloxon

Nalbuphine Potentiates Reversal of Fentanyl Overdose by Naloxone. Cernea M, Nikonov G, Ataiants J, Ştefănuţ C, Abernethy J, Voronkov M. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2024 Jul 2;17(7):866. doi: 10.3390/ph17070866. PMID: 39065717; PMCID: PMC1…

Editorial: Discovery, development and implementation of improved options for treating opioid overdose in the synthetic opioid era.

11. August 2024 | Naloxon

Editorial: Discovery, development and implementation of improved options for treating opioid overdose in the synthetic opioid era. Heidbreder C, Greenwald MK, Le Foll B, Skolnick P. Front Psychiatry. 2024 Jul 11;15:1443304. doi: 10.338…

Investigating the complexity of naloxone distribution: Which policies matter for pharmacies and potential recipients.

11. August 2024 | Naloxon

Investigating the complexity of naloxone distribution: Which policies matter for pharmacies and potential recipients. Smart R, Powell D, Pacula RL, Peet E, Abouk R, Davis CS. J Health Econ. 2024 Jul 17;97:102917. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealec…

Bystanders Saving Lives with Naloxone: A Scoping Review on Methods to Estimate Overdose Reversals.

11. August 2024 | Naloxon

Bystanders Saving Lives with Naloxone: A Scoping Review on Methods to Estimate Overdose Reversals. Kinoshita AT, Saadat S, Chakravarthy B. West J Emerg Med. 2024 Jul;25(4):500-506. doi: 10.5811/westjem.18037. PMID: 39028236; PMCID: PMC…

Attitudes, Beliefs, Barriers, and Facilitators of Emergency Department Nurses Toward Patients with Opioid Use Disorder and Naloxone Distribution.

11. August 2024 | Naloxon

Attitudes, Beliefs, Barriers, and Facilitators of Emergency Department Nurses Toward Patients with Opioid Use Disorder and Naloxone Distribution. Michels C, Schneider T, Tetreault K, Payne JM, Zubke K, Salisbury-Afshar E. West J Emerg…

An Autonomous Implantable Device for the Prevention of Death from Opioid Overdose.

11. August 2024 | Naloxon

An Autonomous Implantable Device for the Prevention of Death from Opioid Overdose. Ciatti JL, Vazquez-Guardado A, Brings VE, Park J, Ruyle B, Ober RA, McLuckie AJ, Talcott MR, Carter EA, Burrell AR, Sponenburg RA, Trueb J, Gupta P, Kim J, Avila R…

DRUG CONSUMPTION ROOMS Around the World (Video)

11. August 2024 | Konsumräume

DRUG CONSUMPTION ROOMS Around the World (Video) Drug Consumption Rooms are safe spaces where people can use drugs under hygienic conditions, with support, and without fear of violence or legal repercussions. Today, more than 140 legally-sanctioned…

Creating Safer Consumption Spaces in Europe: Evolving Contexts and Implications for Policy.

11. August 2024 | Konsumräume

Creating Safer Consumption Spaces in Europe: Evolving Contexts and Implications for Policy. Rogialli, A.; Perez Gayo, R.; Shiffer, K.; Shaw, G. (2023). Amsterdam; Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network. https://correlation-net…

Drug Consumption Rooms in Europe – Operational Overview.

11. August 2024 | Konsumräume

Drug Consumption Rooms in Europe – Operational Overview. Moura, J; Darragh, L; Perez Gayo, R; Jeziorska, I; Schiffer, K (2023) Amsterdam, Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network. https://correlation-net.org/wp-content/uploads/20…

UK. Is a new opioid crisis about to devastate the UK? – video

11. August 2024 | Konsumräume

UK. Is a new opioid crisis about to devastate the UK? – video When the Afghan Taliban ceased production of heroin, global supplies were depleted, with new, powerful synthetic opioids like fentanyl and nitazenes flooding in to fill the vacuum. With…

Kanada. Supervised inhalation is a necessary intervention in the drug poisoning crisis

11. August 2024 | Konsumräume

Kanada. Supervised inhalation is a necessary intervention in the drug poisoning crisis All safe consumption sites should receive government funding for supervised inhalation. This way, the growing number of people who inhale substances w…

Harm Reduction in the Field: First Responders' Perceptions of Opioid Overdose Interventions.

11. August 2024 | Verschiedenes

Harm Reduction in the Field: First Responders' Perceptions of Opioid Overdose Interventions. Elswick Fockele C, Frohe T, McBride O, Perlmutter DL, Goh B, Williams G, Wettemann C, Holland N, Finegood B, Oliphant-Wells T, Williams EC, van Draan…

Accuracy of ICD-10 Diagnostic Codes for Identifying Housing Instability.

11. August 2024 | Verschiedenes

Accuracy of ICD-10 Diagnostic Codes for Identifying Housing Instability. O’Brien MJ, Owen A, Langshur S, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(8):e2425919. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.25919 https://jamanetwork.co…

Kanada. The War Over Safe Drug Supply in Vancouver

11. August 2024 | Verschiedenes

Kanada. The War Over Safe Drug Supply in Vancouver Two activists gave away untainted heroin, cocaine and meth . They say they saved lives. The federal government says they’re drug traffickers. (McLean‘s, Kanada, 15.07.2024) https://macleans.ca/soc…

Xylazine awareness, desire, use and exposure: Preliminary findings from the Rhode Island community-based drug checking cohort study.

11. August 2024 | Drug checking

Xylazine awareness, desire, use and exposure: Preliminary findings from the Rhode Island community-based drug checking cohort study. Park JN, Serafinski R, Ujeneza M, McKenzie M, Tardif J, Krotulski AJ, Badea A, Grossman ER, Green TC. …

USA. AMERSA Talks Podcast Series "Harm Reduction, Compassionate Care for People Who Use Drugs"

28. Juli 2024 | Verschiedenes

USA. AMERSA Talks Podcast Series "Harm Reduction, Compassionate Care for People Who Use Drugs" AMERSA is proud to announce a new podcast series exploring and highlighting the importance of harm reduction. The series, Harm Reduction: Compa…

Analysis and mapping of harm reduction research in the context of injectable drug use: identifying research hotspots, gaps and future directions.

28. Juli 2024 | Verschiedenes

Analysis and mapping of harm reduction research in the context of injectable drug use: identifying research hotspots, gaps and future directions. Sweileh WM. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Jul 10;21(1):131. doi: 10.1186/s12954-024-01048-0. PMID…

Drug-Checking in Berlin: Hohe Nachfrage nach Drogenanalysen

28. Juli 2024 | Drug checking

Drug-Checking in Berlin: Hohe Nachfrage nach Drogenanalysen Rund 2.000 Proben hat das Berliner Drug-Checking-Projekt im ersten Jahr getestet – und in jedem zweiten Fall gewarnt. Trotzdem drohen Einsparungen. (taz, 25.07.2024) https://taz.de/…

Drug checking resources may increase safety, but ultimate impact is uncertain

28. Juli 2024 | Drug checking

Drug checking resources may increase safety, but ultimate impact is uncertain Drug checking services equip people who use drugs with valuable information about what is in the drugs that they use. Researchers in this qualitative study explored clien…

Netzwerk: Take-Home-Naloxon in Deutschland

28. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

Netzwerk: Take-Home-Naloxon in Deutschland Am 30.06.2024 geht unser Projekt zur flächendeckenden Versorgung mit Take-Home-Naloxon für Opioid-Gebraucherinnen und Substitutionspatientinnen zu Ende. Wir bedanken uns bei allen, die an dem Projekt…

Naloxone Availability and Cost After Transition to an Over-the-Counter Product.

28. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

Naloxone Availability and Cost After Transition to an Over-the-Counter Product. Marley GT, Annis IE, Egan KL, Delamater P, Carpenter DM. JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(7):e241920. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.19…

Exploration of weekly variation in naloxone possession and carriage among people who use opioids in New York City before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

28. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

Exploration of weekly variation in naloxone possession and carriage among people who use opioids in New York City before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Roth AM, Ward KM, Hensel DJ, Elliott L, Bennett AS (2024) PLoS ONE 19(7): e030…

München. Drogenkonsumräume: Reiter ruft Söder zum Umdenken auf

25. Juli 2024 | Konsumräume

München. Drogenkonsumräume: Reiter ruft Söder zum Umdenken auf München – Der Münchner Oberbürgermeister Dieter Reiter hat sich mit einem erneuten Appell zur Einrichtung von Drogenkonsumräumen auch in Bayern an Ministerpräsident Markus Söder (CSU) g…

„Todesfall wegen geschlossen”: Bayerns erster Drogenkonsumraum ist nur durchs Schaufenster zu sehen

25. Juli 2024 | Konsumräume

„Todesfall wegen geschlossen”: Bayerns erster Drogenkonsumraum ist nur durchs Schaufenster zu sehen Offizielle Nicht-Eröffnung mit dem Bundesdrogenbeauftragten Burkhard Blienert, Münchens Bürgermeisterin Verena Dietl und Münchner Drogenhilfeorganis…

Bayern auf Platz 3 bei Drogentoten: Deswegen kämpft die Aidshilfe in München für einen Konsumraum

25. Juli 2024 | Konsumräume

Bayern auf Platz 3 bei Drogentoten: Deswegen kämpft die Aidshilfe in München für einen Konsumraum Am Freitag hat die Deutsche Aidshilfe zu einer "Nicht-Eröffnung" eingeladen: Mit der Kunst-Aktion fordert sie Drogenkonsumräume, um Leben zu retten…

Overdose Prevention Centers, Crime, and Disorder in New York City.

25. Juli 2024 | Konsumräume

Overdose Prevention Centers, Crime, and Disorder in New York City. Chalfin A, del Pozo B, Mitre-Becerril D. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(11):e2342228. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.42228 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/ja…

Hohe Nachfrage bei Drogencheck in Berlin

25. Juli 2024 | Drug checking

Hohe Nachfrage bei Drogencheck in Berlin Berlin – Die Nachfrage nach der Analyse von Drogen in Berlin übersteigt das Angebot deutlich. Im ersten Jahr des Drugcheckingprojekts wurden 1.818 Proben untersucht, wie aus einer Antwort der Senatsverwaltun…

Trends in the availability and types of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, June 2023 - May 2024

25. Juli 2024 | Drug checking

Trends in the availability and types of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, June 2023 - May 2024 Drug Trends has identified, crawled (or ‘scraped’), extracted, categorised and analysed drug listings on cryptomarkets on a regular basis sin…

Österreich. Nasensprays gegen Fentanyl-Überdosen: Hat Wien ein neues Drogenproblem?

16. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

Österreich. Nasensprays gegen Fentanyl-Überdosen: Hat Wien ein neues Drogenproblem? Atemlos Die Wiener Polizei bekommt Spezial-Nasensprays gegen Fentanyl-Überdosen. In den USA ist die Droge für den Tod von zehntausenden Menschen jährlich verantwor…

Aidshilfe eröffnet doch keinen Drogenkonsumraum in Bayern

16. Juli 2024 | Konsumräume

Aidshilfe eröffnet doch keinen Drogenkonsumraum in Bayern München – Eine von der Deutschen Aidshilfe angekündigte Eröffnung eines Drogenkonsumraums in München findet nicht statt. Die Aidshilfe erklärte nun, dass an diesem Freitag „keine reale Eröff…

SCHWEIZ. Die Eidgenössische Kommission für Fragen zu Sucht und Prävention nichtübertragbarer Krankheiten ruft zu wirksamen Massnahmen im Umgang mit Crack auf

16. Juli 2024 | Verschiedenes

SCHWEIZ. Die Eidgenössische Kommission für Fragen zu Sucht und Prävention nichtübertragbarer Krankheiten ruft zu wirksamen Massnahmen im Umgang mit Crack auf Bern, 06.06.2024 - Um den wachsenden Problemen aufgrund des Crack-Kon…

NIDA. Naloxone DrugFacts

16. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

NIDA. Naloxone DrugFacts Naloxone can quickly restore normal breathing to a person during an opioid overdose. (National Institute on Drug Abuse, USA, 2022) https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/naloxone

Virtual opioid poisoning education and naloxone distribution programs: A scoping review.

07. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

Virtual opioid poisoning education and naloxone distribution programs: A scoping review. Dos Santos B, Farzan Nipun R, Maria Subic A, Kubica A, Rondinelli N, Marentette D, Muise J, Paes K, Riley M, Bhuiya S, Crosby J, McBride K, Salter J, Ork…

How Should Harm Reduction Be Included in Care Continua for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder?

06. Juli 2024 | Verschiedenes

How Should Harm Reduction Be Included in Care Continua for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder? Salisbury-Afshar E, Livingston CJ, Bluthenthal RN. AMA J Ethics. 2024 Jul 1;26(7):E562-571. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.562. PMID: 38958425…

"We only trust each other": A qualitative study exploring the overdose risk environment among persons who inject drugs living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya.

06. Juli 2024 | Verschiedenes

"We only trust each other": A qualitative study exploring the overdose risk environment among persons who inject drugs living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya. Maurano M, Bukusi D, Masyuko S, Bosire R, Gitau E, Guthrie BL, Monroe-Wise A, Musyoki H…

A Radar-Based Opioid Overdose Detection Device for Public Restrooms: Design, Development, and Evaluation Study.

06. Juli 2024 | Verschiedenes

A Radar-Based Opioid Overdose Detection Device for Public Restrooms: Design, Development, and Evaluation Study. Oreskovic J, Kaufman J, Thommandram A, Fossat Y. JMIR Biomed Eng. 2023 Oct 24;8:e51754. doi: 10.2196/51754. PMID: 38875668;…

Barriers to, and Facilitators of, Checking Drugs for Adulterants in the Era of Fentanyl and Xylazine: Qualitative Study.

06. Juli 2024 | Drug checking

Barriers to, and Facilitators of, Checking Drugs for Adulterants in the Era of Fentanyl and Xylazine: Qualitative Study. Aronson ID, Ardouin-Guerrier MA, Baus JE, Bennett AS. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Jul 3;8:e56755. doi: 10.2196/56755. …

Reversal of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression in Healthy Volunteers: Comparison of Intranasal Nalmefene and Intranasal Naloxone.

06. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

Reversal of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression in Healthy Volunteers: Comparison of Intranasal Nalmefene and Intranasal Naloxone. Ellison M, Hutton E, Webster L, Skolnick P. J Clin Pharmacol. 2024 Jul;64(7):828-839. doi: 10.1002/jcp…

Comparison of intranasal naloxone and intranasal nalmefene in a translational model assessing the impact of synthetic opioid overdose on respiratory depression and cardiac arrest.

06. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

Comparison of intranasal naloxone and intranasal nalmefene in a translational model assessing the impact of synthetic opioid overdose on respiratory depression and cardiac arrest. Laffont CM, Purohit P, Delcamp N, Gonzalez-Garcia I, Skolnick…

From Friend to Foe: A Case of Naloxone-Induced Pulmonary Edema.

06. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

From Friend to Foe: A Case of Naloxone-Induced Pulmonary Edema. Ghalayni R, Al Kalaji B, Malik K. Hospital Pharmacy. 2024;59(4):407-410. doi:10.1177/00185787241230074 Abstract https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00185787241230074

Naloxone prescription fills and use by patients treated for opioid use disorder by telehealth.

06. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

Naloxone prescription fills and use by patients treated for opioid use disorder by telehealth. Weiner SG, Miller EN, Burke B, Clear B. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2024 May 28;11:100244. doi: 10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100244. PMID: 38873123; PMC…

Fentanyl-Type Antagonist of the μ-Opioid Receptor: Important Role of Axial Chirality in the Active Conformation.

06. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

Fentanyl-Type Antagonist of the μ-Opioid Receptor: Important Role of Axial Chirality in the Active Conformation. Arita H, Tanaka R, Kikukawa S, Tomizawa T, Sakata H, Funada M, Tomiyama K, Hashimoto M, Tasaka T, Tabata H, Nakamura K, Maki…

Pulmonary edema after naloxone administration for opioid reversal: a systematic review of case reports and causality assessment using the Naranjo scale.

06. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

Pulmonary edema after naloxone administration for opioid reversal: a systematic review of case reports and causality assessment using the Naranjo scale. Joseph M, Amin K, Siddens C, Jaime G, Seeger CM, Mercer K, Chau T. Clin Toxicol (P…

BAG-W & DHS: Halbzeit im Projekt SuWoKo

04. Juli 2024 | Verschiedenes

BAG-W & DHS: Halbzeit im Projekt SuWoKo Das Projekt „Suchthilfe UND Wohnungsnotfallhilfe – zwei Hilfesysteme, eine gemeinsame Zielgruppe“ (SuWoKo) läuft nun bereits anderthalb der geplanten drei Jahre. Im Juni tagte der wissenschaftliche Fachbe…

Hochgefährliche Drogen beim Fusion-Festival festgestellt

04. Juli 2024 | Drug checking

Hochgefährliche Drogen beim Fusion-Festival festgestellt Lärz – Beim Fusion-Festival haben Experten am Wochenende beim Sofortdrogencheck 13 sehr hoch dosierte Pillen festgestellt. In diesen Fällen seien Warnungen an die Festivalbesucher ausgegeben…

Rapid jail-based implementation of overdose education and naloxone distribution in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

04. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

Rapid jail-based implementation of overdose education and naloxone distribution in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Oser CB, McGladrey M, Booty M, Surratt H, Knudsen HK, Freeman PR, Stevens-Watkins D, Roberts MF, Staton M, Young A, Draper E…

Unmet needs and harm reduction preferences of syringe services program participants: differences by co-use of illicit opioids and methamphetamine.

02. Juli 2024 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Unmet needs and harm reduction preferences of syringe services program participants: differences by co-use of illicit opioids and methamphetamine. Sun R, Sauda TH, Hoopsick RA. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Jun 19;21(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s12954-…

Whole body physiology model to simulate respiratory depression of fentanyl and associated naloxone reversal.

02. Juli 2024 | Naloxon

Whole body physiology model to simulate respiratory depression of fentanyl and associated naloxone reversal. Baird A, White SA, Das R, Tatum N, Bisgaard EK. Commun Med (Lond). 2024 Jun 12;4(1):114. doi: 10.1038/s43856-024-00536-5. PMID…

Lärz. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern startet Drogen-Check-Programm auf Festivals

30. Juni 2024 | Drug checking

Lärz. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern startet Drogen-Check-Programm auf Festivals Mecklenburg-Vorpommern startet nach eigenen Angaben das bundesweit erste rechtlich gesicherte Drogen-Check-Programm auf großen Festivals. Abgegebene Drogen der Besucher des Fu…

Berlin. Drug Checking Berlin

30. Juni 2024 | Drug checking

Berlin. Drug Checking Berlin Wir informieren neutral über psychoaktive Substanzen, Wirkungen, Nebenwirkungen und Risiken. Anonym, kostenlos und vertraulich. https://drugchecking.berlin/

USA. OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC: Physicians’ actions to help end the nation’s drug-related overdose and death epidemic—and what still needs to be done.

25. Juni 2024 | Verschiedenes

USA. OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC: Physicians’ actions to help end the nation’s drug-related overdose and death epidemic—and what still needs to be done. (American Medical Association, USA, 2023) https://end-overdose-epidemic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2…

An urgent need for community lot testing of lateral flow fentanyl test strips marketed for harm reduction in Northern America.

20. Juni 2024 | Drug checking

An urgent need for community lot testing of lateral flow fentanyl test strips marketed for harm reduction in Northern America. Lieberman M, Badea A, Desnoyers C, Hayes K, Park JN. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Jun 15;21(1):115. doi: 10.1186/s129…

Jahresbericht 2023 der Drogenkonsumräume in NRW

19. Juni 2024 | Konsumräume

Jahresbericht 2023 der Drogenkonsumräume in NRW Die Geschäftsstelle der Suchtkooperation NRW dokumentiert und evaluiert seit 2015 im Auftrag des Ministeriums für Arbeit, Gesundheit und Soziales NRW die jährlichen Konsumvorgänge der zwölf Drogenkons…

Kanada. Are Canada's Safer Supply Programs in Jeopardy?

19. Juni 2024 | Verschiedenes

Kanada. Are Canada's Safer Supply Programs in Jeopardy? Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently called on Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stop approving and launch a review of the country's current safe supply programs, which are intended to p…

UK. Expansion of life-saving opioid overdose treatment - New 10-year plan to expand and improve the drug and alcohol workforce published.

06. Juni 2024 | Naloxon

UK. Expansion of life-saving opioid overdose treatment - New 10-year plan to expand and improve the drug and alcohol workforce published. -Police officers, probation workers, paramedics, nurses and other professionals will be able to provide…

USA. Analysis finds racial inequities in naloxone administration during fatal overdoses

06. Juni 2024 | Naloxon

USA. Analysis finds racial inequities in naloxone administration during fatal overdoses Pennsylvania has been disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic, having the fourth highest number of overdose deaths in the country in 2020. Also, the…

Do Drugs Contain What We Think They Contain? Results from CUSP: The Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project

06. Juni 2024 | Drug checking

Do Drugs Contain What We Think They Contain? Results from CUSP: The Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project (Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, 2023) https://www.ccsa.ca/sites/default/files/2024-05/CUSP-Infographic-Do-Drugs-Conta…

Schweiz. Drogeninformationszentrum (DIZ) – Kompetenzzentrum für Freizeitdrogenkonsum

05. Juni 2024 | Verschiedenes

Schweiz. Drogeninformationszentrum (DIZ) – Kompetenzzentrum für Freizeitdrogenkonsum Die Stadt Zürich wird immer wieder als «Kokain-Hochburg» oder «Partystadt» bezeichnet. Und in Zürich werden in der Tat diverse illegale Substanzen konsumiert…

Schweiz. Drogeninformationszentrum (DIZ) – Kompetenzzentrum für Freizeitdrogenkonsum

05. Juni 2024 | Drug checking

Irland. Reduce the harms at festivals

05. Juni 2024 | Verschiedenes

Irland. Reduce the harms at festivals For many people festivals are the highlight of the summer. Here at Drugs.ie, we want your festival experience to be as safe as possible and one to remember for all the right reasons. (drugs.ie, Irland, aufgeruf…

Patterns of drug use among people who inject drugs: A global systematic review and meta-analysis.

05. Juni 2024 | Verschiedenes

Patterns of drug use among people who inject drugs: A global systematic review and meta-analysis. Webb P, Ireland J, Colledge-Frisby S, Peacock A, Leung J, Vickerman P, Farrell M, Hickman M, Grebely J, Degenhardt L. Int J Drug Policy…

EMCDDA. Gesundheitliche und soziale Antworten: Drogenkonsumräume

05. Juni 2024 | Konsumräume

EMCDDA. Gesundheitliche und soziale Antworten: Drogenkonsumräume Diese Seite bietet einen Überblick über wichtige Themen im Zusammenhang mit den Drogenkonsumräumen, einschließlich der Erbringung von Dienstleistungen, Leitlinien und vorhandenen Evid…

Cost-effectiveness of drug consumption rooms in France: a modelling study.

05. Juni 2024 | Konsumräume

Cost-effectiveness of drug consumption rooms in France: a modelling study. Cousien A, Donadille C, Madrid LB, Maradan G, Jauffret-Roustide M, Lalanne L, Auriacombe M, Roux P, Boyer S. BMC Public Health. 2024 May 28;24(1):1426. doi: 10…

The Management of Xylazine Overdose With Naloxone.

05. Juni 2024 | Naloxon

The Management of Xylazine Overdose With Naloxone. Morris J, Hoang D. Cureus. 2024 Apr 5;16(4):e57638. doi: 10.7759/cureus.57638. PMID: 38707050; PMCID: PMC11070055. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11070055/

Naloxone distribution programs in the emergency department: A scoping review of the literature.

05. Juni 2024 | Naloxon

Naloxone distribution programs in the emergency department: A scoping review of the literature. Sindhwani MK, Friedman A, O'Donnell M, Stader D, Weiner SG. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2024 May 8;5(3):e13180. doi: 10.1002/emp2.1318…

At-risk patient documentation and naloxone dispersal for a rural statewide EMS "Naloxone Leave Behind" program.

05. Juni 2024 | Naloxon

At-risk patient documentation and naloxone dispersal for a rural statewide EMS "Naloxone Leave Behind" program. Naumann J, Benson J, Lamberson M, Hunt S, Moran W, Stevens MW, Wolfson D. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2024 May 17;5(3)…

Estimating the total utilization of take home naloxone during an unregulated drug toxicity crisis: A Bayesian modeling approach.

05. Juni 2024 | Naloxon

Estimating the total utilization of take home naloxone during an unregulated drug toxicity crisis: A Bayesian modeling approach. Irvine MA, Bardwell S, Williams S, Liu L, Ge W, Kinniburgh B, Coombs D, Buxton JA. Int J Drug Policy. 2024…

Implementation and Evaluation of a Bystander Naloxone Training Course.

05. Juni 2024 | Naloxon

Implementation and Evaluation of a Bystander Naloxone Training Course. Weiner SG, Goldberg SA, Lang C, Jarman M, Miller CJ, Li S, Stanek EW, Goralnick E. West J Emerg Med. 2024 May;25(3):320-324. doi: 10.5811/westjem.60409. PMID: 38801…

High-dose naloxone formulations are not as essential as we thought.

05. Juni 2024 | Naloxon

High-dose naloxone formulations are not as essential as we thought. Lemen PM, Garrett DP, Thompson E, Aho M, Vasquez C, Park JN. Harm Reduct J. 2024 May 13;21(1):93. doi: 10.1186/s12954-024-00994-z. PMID: 38741224; PMCID: PMC11089786…

Evaluation of Strategies to Enhance Community-Based Naloxone Distribution Supported by an Opioid Settlement.

05. Juni 2024 | Naloxon

Evaluation of Strategies to Enhance Community-Based Naloxone Distribution Supported by an Opioid Settlement. Zang X, Skinner A, Krieger MS, Behrends CN, Park JN, Green TC, Walley AY, Morgan JR, Linas BP, Yedinak JL, Schackman BR, Marshall BDL…

High-risk Individuals and Naloxone Use: Implications for THN Programs in Rural Appalachian Communities.

05. Juni 2024 | Naloxon

High-risk Individuals and Naloxone Use: Implications for THN Programs in Rural Appalachian Communities. Garcia V, McCann L, Lauber E, Vaccaro C, Swauger M, Heckert AD. J Appalach Health. 2023 Dec 1;5(3):9-21. doi: 10.13023/jah.0503.02…

Can Fentanyl Test Strips Modify How People Use Drugs?

05. Juni 2024 | Drug checking

Can Fentanyl Test Strips Modify How People Use Drugs? Modesto-Lowe V, Roznitsky R, Tan KC. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2024 May 14;26(3):23lr03681. doi: 10.4088/PCC.23lr03681. PMID: 38762903. https://www.psychiatrist.com/pcc/can-f…

USA. Philly health officials detect a veterinary sedative more powerful than xylazine in drug samples

29. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

USA. Philly health officials detect a veterinary sedative more powerful than xylazine in drug samples A veterinary drug similar to xylazine, medetomidine, turned up in two samples of fentanyl in Philadelphia, and a Montgomery County resident…

USA. Making Naloxone Available in Overdose Hotspots

26. Mai 2024 | Naloxon

USA. Making Naloxone Available in Overdose Hotspots A quick guide to planning and implementing community Naloxone Cabinets. (NIH HEAL Initiative and Helping to End Addiction, USA, aufgerufen am 25.05.2024) https://hcs.rti.org/making-naloxone-avail…

WHO. Opioid overdose (Factsheet)

21. Mai 2024 | Naloxon

WHO. Opioid overdose (Factsheet) (WHO, Genf, 29.08.2023) https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/opioid-overdose

Naloxon rettet Leben! GdP Hamburg: Fentanyl breitet sich in Hamburg aus und ist hochgefährlich

21. Mai 2024 | Naloxon

Naloxon rettet Leben! GdP Hamburg: Fentanyl breitet sich in Hamburg aus und ist hochgefährlich Hamburg. Wenige Krümel Fentanyl können zum sofortigen Tod führen. Die Polizei ist bisher nicht vorbereitet. Es ist an der Zeit, die Debatte zu führen, wi…

GdP zu Debatte über Drug-Checking. Kopelke: Drogenkonsum steigt gefährlich an – Bundesregierung muss Menschen besser schützen

21. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

GdP zu Debatte über Drug-Checking. Kopelke: Drogenkonsum steigt gefährlich an – Bundesregierung muss Menschen besser schützen Berlin. Angesichts des massiven Anstieges von Drogenkonsumenten sowie aktueller Todesfälle mutmaßlich im Zusammenhang mit…

HOW TO TEST YOUR DRUGS USING FENTANYL TEST STRIPS

21. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

HOW TO TEST YOUR DRUGS USING FENTANYL TEST STRIPS New York City Health, 2021 https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/basas/fentanyl-test-strips-brochure.pdf

What is Harm Reduction?

21. Mai 2024 | Verschiedenes

What is Harm Reduction? Harm reduction refers to policies, programmes and practices that aim to minimise the negative health, social and legal impacts associated with drug use, drug policies and drug laws. Harm reduction is grounded in justice and…

HRI. Drogen und Gesundheit

13. Mai 2024 | Verschiedenes

HRI. Drogen und Gesundheit Der rechtliche, soziale und politische Kontext, in dem Drogenkonsum stattfindet, kann Auswirkungen auf die Gesundheit haben. Harm-Reduktion unterstützt Menschen, im Rahmen des Drogenkonsums positive Entscheidungen für ih…

Substances in Counterfeit Prescription Pills Seized by Law Enforcement, 2017-2022.

07. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

Substances in Counterfeit Prescription Pills Seized by Law Enforcement, 2017-2022. Wightman RS, Chadronet T, Volpe B, Hallowell BD, Nolan LA, Gallagher GR. JAMA. Published online May 06, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6161 https://j…

Why I Carry Naloxone.

05. Mai 2024 | Naloxon

Why I Carry Naloxone. Stoecker WV. Mo Med. 2024 Mar-Apr;121(2):122. PMID: 38694597; PMCID: PMC11057852. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11057852/

Is a randomised controlled trial of take home naloxone distributed in emergency settings likely to be feasible and acceptable?

05. Mai 2024 | Naloxon

Is a randomised controlled trial of take home naloxone distributed in emergency settings likely to be feasible and acceptable? Findings from a UK qualitative study exploring perspectives of people who use opioids and emergency services staff…

Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Naloxone.

05. Mai 2024 | Naloxon

Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Naloxone. Saari TI, Strang J, Dale O. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2024 Apr;63(4):397-422. doi: 10.1007/s40262-024-01355-6. Epub 2024 Mar 14. PMID: 38485851; PMCID: PMC11052794. https://www.ncb…

Physiologic oxygen responses to smoking opioids: an observational study using continuous pulse oximetry at overdose prevention services in British Columbia, Canada.

05. Mai 2024 | Konsumräume

Physiologic oxygen responses to smoking opioids: an observational study using continuous pulse oximetry at overdose prevention services in British Columbia, Canada. Moe, J., Buxton, J.A., Wang, Y.E. et al. Harm Reduct J 21, 89 (202…

Implementation opportunities and challenges to piloting a community-based drug-checking intervention for sexual and gender minority men in Vancouver, Canada: a qualitative study.

05. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

Implementation opportunities and challenges to piloting a community-based drug-checking intervention for sexual and gender minority men in Vancouver, Canada: a qualitative study. Coulaud PJ, Chayama KL, Schwartz C, Purdie A, Lysyshyn M, Ti L…

Crack und Fentanyl – Maßnahmen der Schadensminderung ausbauen!

04. Mai 2024 | Verschiedenes

Crack und Fentanyl – Maßnahmen der Schadensminderung ausbauen! Vielerorts wird in Städten und Kommunen derzeit beobachtet, dass Crack (freie Base des Kokains) und Fentanyl (hochpotentes Opioid) in den örtlichen Drogenszenen auftauchen. Mit dem Kons…

Illicit Drugs in Surface Waters: How to Get Fish off the Addictive Hook.

04. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

Illicit Drugs in Surface Waters: How to Get Fish off the Addictive Hook. Falfushynska H, Rychter P, Boshtova A, Faidiuk Y, Kasianchuk N, Rzymski P. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2024 Apr 22;17(4):537. doi: 10.3390/ph17040537. PMID: 38675497…

EMCDDA. Health and social responses: drug consumption rooms

04. Mai 2024 | Konsumräume

EMCDDA. Health and social responses: drug consumption rooms This page provides an overview of key issues related to drug consumption rooms, including service delivery, guidance and existing evidence and latest developments in Europe. It also consid…

EMCDDA webinar: Drug consumption rooms in Europe — current practices and future scenarios – 8. Mai 24 – 13.00 – 14.30 Uhr

04. Mai 2024 | Konsumräume

EMCDDA webinar: Drug consumption rooms in Europe — current practices and future scenarios – 8. Mai 24 – 13.00 – 14.30 Uhr The main aim of this webinar is to inform discussions on drug consumption rooms (DCRs), by reviewing current models and their…

Examination of naloxone dosing patterns for opioid overdose by emergency medical services in Kentucky during increased fentanyl use from 2018 to 2021.

03. Mai 2024 | Naloxon

Get to know the work of Drogenberatung e.V. Bielefeld - Interview with Jan-Gert Hein

03. Mai 2024 | Verschiedenes

Get to know the work of Drogenberatung e.V. Bielefeld - Interview with Jan-Gert Hein Drogenberatung e.V. Bielefeld joined Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network as a Member and Focal Point supporting the data collection for the Civil Society…

Die Zukunft der Drogenüberwachung in Europa bis 2030 - Zusammenfassender Bericht zu den Ergebnissen und Erkenntnissen aus der „Zukunftsstudie“ der EMCDDA (EMCDDA, Lissabon, 31.03.2023)

03. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

Die Zukunft der Drogenüberwachung in Europa bis 2030 - Zusammenfassender Bericht zu den Ergebnissen und Erkenntnissen aus der „Zukunftsstudie“ der EMCDDA (EMCDDA, Lissabon, 31.03.2023) https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/system/files/documents/2023-09/202…

Wastewater-based epidemiology and drugs topic page

03. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

Wastewater-based epidemiology and drugs topic page Analysing communal wastewaters for drugs and their metabolic products in order to estimate their consumption in the community is a developing field, involving scientists working in different resear…

Australien. Report 18 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program

03. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

Australien. Report 18 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) has commissioned The University of Queensland, and through it the University of South Australia, to undertake the…

Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study

03. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study The analysis of municipal wastewaters for drugs and their metabolic products to estimate community consumption is a developing field, involving scientists working in different research are…

Recommendations from people who use drugs in Philadelphia, PA about structuring point-of-care drug checking.

03. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

Recommendations from people who use drugs in Philadelphia, PA about structuring point-of-care drug checking. Reed MK, Borne E, Esteves Camacho T, Kelly M, Rising KL. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Jan 30;21(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s12954-024-00937-8…

Testing the test strips: laboratory performance of fentanyl test strips.

03. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

Testing the test strips: laboratory performance of fentanyl test strips. Halifax JC, Lim L, Ciccarone D, Lynch KL. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Jan 18;21(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00921-8. PMID: 38238757; PMCID: PMC10795297. https://www.n…

Enhancing drug checking services for supply monitoring: perspectives on implementation in syringe service programs in the USA.

03. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

Enhancing drug checking services for supply monitoring: perspectives on implementation in syringe service programs in the USA. Moon KJ, Whitehead HD, Trinh A, Hasenstab KA, Hayes KL, Stanley D, Carter B, Barclay R, Lieberman M, Nawaz S. …

Everything but the Kitchen Sink: An Analysis of Bacterial and Chemical Contaminants Found in Syringe Residue From People Who Inject Drugs.

03. Mai 2024 | Drug checking

Everything but the Kitchen Sink: An Analysis of Bacterial and Chemical Contaminants Found in Syringe Residue From People Who Inject Drugs. Wildenthal JA, Schwartz DJ, Nolan NS, Zhao L, Robinson JI, Jones E, Jawa R, Henderson JP, Marks LR …

Australien. Drug checking pilot program launches at Sydney’s Medically Supervised Injecting Centre

19. April 2024 | Drug checking

Australien. Drug checking pilot program launches at Sydney’s Medically Supervised Injecting Centre The first drug checking pilot in NSW will begin operating in an inner-city suburb from Monday, ahead of a highly anticipated Drug Summit promised for…

Kanada. A new drug testing site has opened in Vancouver, the second launched by legalization activist Dana Larsen.

19. April 2024 | Drug checking

Kanada. A new drug testing site has opened in Vancouver, the second launched by legalization activist Dana Larsen. The Get Your Drugs Tested service on West Broadway offers testing for free. Larsen says the new site is legally approved to operate b…

British Columbia’s Safer Opioid Supply Policy and Opioid Outcomes.

19. April 2024 | Verschiedenes

British Columbia’s Safer Opioid Supply Policy and Opioid Outcomes. Nguyen HV, Mital S, Bugden S, McGinty EE. JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(3):256–264. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7570 https://jamanetwork.com/journal…

USA. Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit

12. April 2024 | Naloxon

USA. Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit SAMHSA’s updated Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit provides guidance to a wide range of individuals on preventing and responding to an overdose. The toolkit also emphasizes that harm reduct…

Kanada. Future of DULF compassion club will hinge on judicial review

12. April 2024 | Verschiedenes

Kanada. Future of DULF compassion club will hinge on judicial review Judicial review of Canada’s decision to deny a peer-led safe supply group an exemption to operate legally will begin on March 7 in the Federal Court of Canada in Vancouver. In Au…

Wastewater-based monitoring of the nitazene analogues: First detection of protonitazene in wastewater.

08. April 2024 | Drug checking

Wastewater-based monitoring of the nitazene analogues: First detection of protonitazene in wastewater. Bade R, Nadarajan D, Driver EM, Halden RU, Gerber C, Krotulski A, Hall W, Mueller JF. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Apr 10;920:170781. doi…

Leveraging an established neighbourhood-level, open access wastewater monitoring network to address public health priorities: a population-based study.

08. April 2024 | Drug checking

Leveraging an established neighbourhood-level, open access wastewater monitoring network to address public health priorities: a population-based study. Bowes DA, Driver EM, Kraberger S, Fontenele RS, Holland LA, Wright J, Johnston B, Savic S…

Trends and challenges in analytical chemistry for multi-analysis of illicit drugs employing wastewater-based epidemiology.

08. April 2024 | Drug checking

Trends and challenges in analytical chemistry for multi-analysis of illicit drugs employing wastewater-based epidemiology. de Oliveira AFB, de Melo Vieira A, Santos JM. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2023 Jul;415(18):3749-3758. doi: 10.1007/s00216…

Rapid Assessment of Opioid Exposure and Treatment in Cities Through Robotic Collection and Chemical Analysis of Wastewater.

08. April 2024 | Drug checking

Rapid Assessment of Opioid Exposure and Treatment in Cities Through Robotic Collection and Chemical Analysis of Wastewater. Endo N, Ghaeli N, Duvallet C, Foppe K, Erickson TB, Matus M, Chai PR. J Med Toxicol. 2020 Apr;16(2):195-203. do…

"Waste Not, Want Not" - Leveraging Sewer Systems and Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Drug Use Trends and Pharmaceutical Monitoring.

08. April 2024 | Drug checking

"Waste Not, Want Not" - Leveraging Sewer Systems and Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Drug Use Trends and Pharmaceutical Monitoring. Erickson TB, Endo N, Duvallet C, Ghaeli N, Hess K, Alm EJ, Matus M, Chai PR. J Med Toxicol. 2021 Oct;…

Adulteration and substitution of drugs purchased in Australia from cryptomarkets: An analysis of Test4Pay.

07. April 2024 | Drug checking

Adulteration and substitution of drugs purchased in Australia from cryptomarkets: An analysis of Test4Pay. Barratt MJ, Ball M, Wong GTW, Quinton A. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2024 Mar 4. doi: 10.1111/dar.13825. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 384370…

Safer opioid supply via a biometric dispensing machine: a qualitative study of barriers, facilitators and associated outcomes.

06. April 2024 | Verschiedenes

Safer opioid supply via a biometric dispensing machine: a qualitative study of barriers, facilitators and associated outcomes. Bardwell G, Ivsins A, Mansoor M, Nolan S, Kerr T. CMAJ. 2023 May 15;195(19):E668-E676. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.221…

Providing medication for opioid use disorder and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis at syringe services programs via telemedicine: a pilot study.

06. April 2024 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Providing medication for opioid use disorder and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis at syringe services programs via telemedicine: a pilot study. McKellar MS, Des Marais AC, Chen H, Choi Y, Lilly R, Ayers D, Bennett J, Kestner L, Perry B, Poley S…

Emergency Department Take-Home Naloxone Improves Access Compared with Pharmacy-Dispensed Naloxone.

06. April 2024 | Naloxon

Emergency Department Take-Home Naloxone Improves Access Compared with Pharmacy-Dispensed Naloxone. Hardin J, Seltzer J, Galust H, Deguzman A, Campbell I, Friedman N, Wardi G, Clark RF, Lasoff D. J Emerg Med. 2024 Apr;66(4):e457-e462. d…

How new nanotechnologies are changing the opioid analysis scenery? A comparison with classical analytical methods.

06. April 2024 | Drug checking

How new nanotechnologies are changing the opioid analysis scenery? A comparison with classical analytical methods. Usman M, Baig Y, Nardiello D, Quinto M. Forensic Sci Res. 2024 Jan 5;9(1):owae001. doi: 10.1093/fsr/owae001. PMID: 38560…

Schottland. Life-saving overdose app which sends alerts to Naloxone carriers set to be launched in Scotland

04. April 2024 | Naloxon

Schottland. Life-saving overdose app which sends alerts to Naloxone carriers set to be launched in Scotland NaloFly uses GPS technology to call 999 while searching for the nearest registered naloxone carrier in the event of a suspected opioid overd…

Dortmund. Crackwelle in Dortmund: Drogenkonsumraum muss umziehen – Kritik an Plänen

04. April 2024 | Konsumräume

Dortmund. Crackwelle in Dortmund: Drogenkonsumraum muss umziehen – Kritik an Plänen Der Drogenkonsumraum "kick" in Dortmund zieht um, weil sich immer mehr Crack-süchtige Menschen in der Innenstadt aufhalten. Die Angst, der Nordstadt einen weiteren…

Dortmund. Crack in Dortmund - Umzug von Drogenkonsumraum: "Verlagerung des Problems"

04. April 2024 | Konsumräume

Dortmund. Crack in Dortmund - Umzug von Drogenkonsumraum: "Verlagerung des Problems" Die Stadt Dortmund will den Drogenkonsumraum aus der City verbannen. Händler hatten zuvor Druck gemacht. Die Grünen kritisieren die Pläne. (t-online.de, 31.01.2024…

Changes in injecting versus smoking heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine among people who inject drugs in San Diego, California, 2020 to 2023.

03. April 2024 | Verschiedenes

Changes in injecting versus smoking heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine among people who inject drugs in San Diego, California, 2020 to 2023. Eger WH, Abramovitz D, Bazzi AR, Bórquez A, Vera CF, Harvey-Vera A, Friedman JR, Strathdee SA.&nbs…

Harm Reduction Services for People Who Use Drug - Exploring Data Collection, Evidence Gaps, and Research: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief

03. April 2024 | Verschiedenes

Harm Reduction Services for People Who Use Drug - Exploring Data Collection, Evidence Gaps, and Research: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief National Academies for Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Washington, DC. The National Academies Press 202…

Mindzone. NEWS Quartalsupdate Q1|24

03. April 2024 | Drug checking

Mindzone. NEWS Quartalsupdate Q1|24 Wir freuen uns, Ihnen im Rahmen des Projekts „NEWS“ (National Early Warning System), dem bundesweiten Frühwarnsystem zu Neuentwicklungen im Bereich psychoaktiver Substanzen und Medikamentenmissbrauch, ein Up…

Evaluating the rate of reversal of fentanyl-induced respiratory depression using a novel long-acting naloxone nanoparticle, cNLX-NP.

03. April 2024 | Naloxon

Evaluating the rate of reversal of fentanyl-induced respiratory depression using a novel long-acting naloxone nanoparticle, cNLX-NP. Averick SE, Kassick AJ, Song D, Zhang B, Vigliaturo J, Luengas D, Silva-Ortiz P, Pravetoni M, Raleigh MD.&nbs…

Fact vs. fiction: naloxone in the treatment of opioid-induced respiratory depression in the current era of synthetic opioids.

03. April 2024 | Naloxon

Fact vs. fiction: naloxone in the treatment of opioid-induced respiratory depression in the current era of synthetic opioids. Dahan A, Franko TS, Carroll JW, Craig DS, Crow C, Galinkin JL, Garrity JC, Peterson J, Rausch DB. Front Publi…

Are carfentanil and acrylfentanyl naloxone resistant?

03. April 2024 | Naloxon

Are carfentanil and acrylfentanyl naloxone resistant? Feasel MG, Moran TS, Cheng BC, Averick S. Front Psychiatry. 2024 Feb 20;15:1359851. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1359851. PMID: 38445085; PMCID: PMC10912486. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.go…

A Pilot Training Initiative on Community-based Drug Consumption Rooms in Europe

02. April 2024 | Konsumräume

A Pilot Training Initiative on Community-based Drug Consumption Rooms in Europe Implementing a Drug Consumption Room (DCR) reveals a nuanced landscape where practical considerations and negotiations often need more attention despite their equal com…

Infographic. Location & Number of DCR throughout Europe

02. April 2024 | Konsumräume

Infographic. Location & Number of DCR throughout Europe For more than 30 years, Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs) have been implemented in Western countries. These services typically aim to reduce overdose-related morbidity and mortality, prevent t…

USA. Spokane Eyes Involuntary Treatment for Anyone Revived With Naloxone

02. April 2024 | Naloxon

USA. Spokane Eyes Involuntary Treatment for Anyone Revived With Naloxone The City Council of Spokane, Washington, has proposed that being administered naloxone should be automatic grounds for mandatory treatment. If adopted, the request to the stat…

Civil Society Monitoring of Harm Reduction in Europe 2023. Executive Summary.

02. April 2024 | Verschiedenes

Civil Society Monitoring of Harm Reduction in Europe 2023. Executive Summary. Rigoni, R., et al. (2023). Amsterdam, Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network https://www.correlation-net.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2023_CEHRN_Monitoring_Exe…

NRW. Wandel der Konsummuster - Veränderungen in der Drogenszene – Konsequenzen für das Hilfesystem

25. März 2024 | Verschiedenes

NRW. Wandel der Konsummuster - Veränderungen in der Drogenszene – Konsequenzen für das Hilfesystem Dokumentation der Fachtagung vom 23.05.2023 Herausgeberin: Geschäftsstelle der Suchtkooperation NRW https://suchtkooperation.nrw/fileadmin/user_upl…

USA. Our Research Shows We Need Compassion Clubs to Stop OD Deaths

25. März 2024 | Verschiedenes

USA. Our Research Shows We Need Compassion Clubs to Stop OD Deaths On March 7, a judicial review began of Health Canada’s 2022 decision to deny the Drug User Liberation Front an exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. This would have…

NRW prüft Einführung von Drogenqualitätskontrolle für Süchtige

25. März 2024 | Drug checking

NRW prüft Einführung von Drogenqualitätskontrolle für Süchtige Düsseldorf – Das Gesundheitsministerium in Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) prüft nach eigenen Angaben zurzeit, ob in den Drogenkonsumräumen des Landes ein sogenanntes Drug Checking eingeführt…

NRW prüft Einführung von Drogenqualitätskontrolle für Süchtige

25. März 2024 | Konsumräume

USA. Ask the Expert: Naloxone 101

25. März 2024 | Naloxon

USA. Ask the Expert: Naloxone 101 Naloxone is a medication that reverses an opioid overdose if administered in time. In this new resource from HEALing Communities Study, Dr. Alexander Walley answers key questions about naloxone and addresses myths…

Stronger, longer, better opioid antagonists? Nalmefene is NOT a naloxone replacement.

12. März 2024 | Naloxon

Stronger, longer, better opioid antagonists? Nalmefene is NOT a naloxone replacement. Infante AF, Elmes AT, Gimbar RP, Messmer SE, Neeb C, Jarrett JB. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Feb;124:104323. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104323. Epub…

The impact of an unsanctioned compassion club on non-fatal overdose.

07. März 2024 | Konsumräume

The impact of an unsanctioned compassion club on non-fatal overdose. Kalicum J, Nyx E, Kennedy MC, Kerr T. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Feb 22:104330. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104330. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38395656. https://www.scie…

Europa. Factsheet TEDI data from 2022 :

07. März 2024 | Drug checking

Europa. Factsheet TEDI data from 2022 : TEDI developed a database that collects, monitors and analyses the evolution of various European drug trends in recreational settings. This system continues to operate allowing information about drug tr…

Opioid Misuse Harm Reduction.

07. März 2024 | Verschiedenes

Opioid Misuse Harm Reduction. Bailey NR, Mitchell KA, Miller TM. J Addict Nurs. 2024 Feb 16. doi: 10.1097/JAN.0000000000000561. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38373177. https://journals.lww.com/jan/fulltext/9900/opioid_misuse_harm_reducti…

Patient and Staff Perspectives on the Impacts and Challenges of Hospital-Based Harm Reduction.

07. März 2024 | Verschiedenes

Patient and Staff Perspectives on the Impacts and Challenges of Hospital-Based Harm Reduction. Fraimow-Wong L, Martín M, Thomas L, Giuliano R, Nguyen OK, Knight K, Suen LW. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Feb 5;7(2):e240229. doi: 10.1001/jamanetw…

Impact of harm minimization interventions on reducing blood-borne infection transmission and some injecting behaviors among people who inject drugs: an overview and evidence gap mapping.

07. März 2024 | Verschiedenes

Impact of harm minimization interventions on reducing blood-borne infection transmission and some injecting behaviors among people who inject drugs: an overview and evidence gap mapping. Tonin FS, Alves da Costa F, Fernandez-Llimos F. …

Feasibility of paying people who use drugs cash to distribute naloxone within their networks.

07. März 2024 | Naloxon

Feasibility of paying people who use drugs cash to distribute naloxone within their networks. Lewis NM, Smeltzer RP, Baker TJ, Sahovey AC, Baez J, Hensel E, Poole B, Stewart C, Cogan AG, Bullard M, Taylor JL. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Feb 16…

Organize and mobilize for implementation effectiveness to improve overdose education and naloxone distribution from syringe services programs: a randomized controlled trial.

07. März 2024 | Naloxon

Organize and mobilize for implementation effectiveness to improve overdose education and naloxone distribution from syringe services programs: a randomized controlled trial. Lambdin BH, Bluthenthal RN, Garner BR, Wenger LD, Browne EN, Morris…

The Optimal Initial Dose and Route of Naloxone Administration for Successful Opioid Reversal: A Systematic Literature Review.

07. März 2024 | Naloxon

The Optimal Initial Dose and Route of Naloxone Administration for Successful Opioid Reversal: A Systematic Literature Review. Aziz R, Nguyen L, Ruhani W, Nguyen A, Zachariah B. Cureus. 2024 Jan 21;16(1):e52671. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5267…

Neues Faltblatt für Konsumentinnen und Naloxonanwenderinnen

07. März 2024 | Naloxon

Neues Faltblatt für Konsument*innen und Naloxonanwender*innen Kleiner, Übersichtlicher und praktischer Leporello ab jetzt kostenlos verfügbar! Die meisten Todesfälle im Zusammenhang mit Drogenkonsum stehen im Zusammenhang mit Opioidüberdosie…

Portugal. Inside a Busy Safe Consumption Site in Portugal

07. März 2024 | Konsumräume

Portugal. Inside a Busy Safe Consumption Site in Portugal We decided to create this safe space because the Mouraria neighborhood in Lisbon has always been heavily marked by drug use in the streets. At the beginning of 2022, there were changes in th…

Nürnberg. DKR – „Niedrigschwellige Substitution kann Menschen dauerhaft ins Hilfesystem holen!“

28. Februar 2024 | Konsumräume

Nürnberg. DKR – „Niedrigschwellige Substitution kann Menschen dauerhaft ins Hilfesystem holen!“ Drogenkonsumräume (DKR) können helfen, Menschenleben zu retten. Das zeigen die Erfahrungen u. a. aus Berlin, Frankfurt und dem Ruhrgebiet. In Bayer…

Feeling safer: effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of continuous pulse oximetry for people who smoke opioids at overdose prevention services in British Columbia, Canada.

28. Februar 2024 | Konsumräume

Feeling safer: effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of continuous pulse oximetry for people who smoke opioids at overdose prevention services in British Columbia, Canada. Moe J, Chavez T, Marr C, Cameron F, Feldman-Kiss D, Wang YE, X…

Fentanyl-Schnelltest: Das solltest du wissen

28. Februar 2024 | Drug checking

Fentanyl-Schnelltest: Das solltest du wissen Das Faltblatt richtet sich an Heroinkonsument*innen, die in ihrer Drogenhilfeeinrichtung einen Schnelltest bekommen haben, um ihr Heroin zuhause bzw. außerhalb der Einrichtung auf die Beimengung von Fent…

USA. Against Medical Advice: Another Deadly Consequence of Our Opioid Epidemic

28. Februar 2024 | Verschiedenes

USA. Against Medical Advice: Another Deadly Consequence of Our Opioid Epidemic People struggling with addiction cite untreated withdrawal, pain, discrimination and stringent policies as reasons for leaving hospitals against medical advice. We need…

SuWoKo – Suchthilfe und Wohnungsnothilfe

21. Februar 2024 | Verschiedenes

SuWoKo – Suchthilfe und Wohnungsnothilfe Gemeinsame Website von Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Wohnungslosenhilfe e.V. und Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen e. V. https://www.sucht-und-wohnungsnotfallhilfe.de/

UK. The Loop

21. Februar 2024 | Drug checking

UK. The Loop The Loop aims to reduce drug-related harm through our healthcare interventions, trainings and workshops informed by our research and drug checking. We are committed to ensuring our harm reduction advice is available to the public…

USA. STASH, Bd. 20(2) – Herausforderungen für Menschen, die von Obdachlosigkeit betroffen sind, im Zusammenhang mit dem Zugang zu Medikamenten gegen Opioidkonsumstörungen

15. Februar 2024 | Verschiedenes

USA. STASH, Bd. 20(2) – Herausforderungen für Menschen, die von Obdachlosigkeit betroffen sind, im Zusammenhang mit dem Zugang zu Medikamenten gegen Opioidkonsumstörungen Die Zahl der Opioid-Überdosierungen in den Vereinigten Staaten hat im letzten…

“Safer supply” alternatives to toxic unregulated drug markets

15. Februar 2024 | Verschiedenes

“Safer supply” alternatives to toxic unregulated drug markets Holland A, Brothers T D, Lewer D, Maynard O M, Southwell M. BMJ 2024; 384 :q6 doi:10.1136/bmj.q6 https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q6

Slowenien. Drug Consumption Rooms Are Coming to Slovenia – An Interview with Katja Krajnc

15. Februar 2024 | Konsumräume

Slowenien. Drug Consumption Rooms Are Coming to Slovenia – An Interview with Katja Krajnc After decades of advocacy by civil society, the government finally approved the opening of the first drug consumption room in Slovenia. On this occasion we in…

Higher naloxone doses have no impact on overdose survival, study shows

10. Februar 2024 | Naloxon

Higher naloxone doses have no impact on overdose survival, study shows People receiving a double dose of naloxone are no more likely to survive an opioid overdose than people receiving a standard, 4-milligram nasal spray, according to a new study…

Comparison of Administration of 8-Milligram and 4-Milligram Intranasal Naloxone by Law Enforcement During Response to Suspected Opioid Overdose — New York, March 2022–August 2023.

10. Februar 2024 | Naloxon

Comparison of Administration of 8-Milligram and 4-Milligram Intranasal Naloxone by Law Enforcement During Response to Suspected Opioid Overdose — New York, March 2022–August 2023. Payne ER, Stancliff S, Rowe K, Christie JA, Dailey MW. …

UK. UK's first regular drug testing service to open in Bristol

07. Februar 2024 | Drug checking

UK. UK's first regular drug testing service to open in Bristol The Home Office-licensed service from drug safety organisation The Loop, will test drugs and provide health advice. (MixMag, UK, 26.01.2024) https://mixmag.net/read/bristol-to-launch-t…

Harnessing tobacco harm reduction

07. Februar 2024 | Verschiedenes

Harnessing tobacco harm reduction Beaglehole, Robert et al. The Lancet, Volume 0, Issue 0 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)00140-5/fulltexthttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)…

Schweiz. Anlaufstelle Zürich: Mehr Drogenkonsum, mehr Abhängige (Video)

07. Februar 2024 | Konsumräume

Schweiz. Anlaufstelle Zürich: Mehr Drogenkonsum, mehr Abhängige (Video) Die provisorische Kontakt- und Anlaufstelle für Drogenabhängige im Zürcher Kasernenareal wird seit dem ersten Tag fast überrannt. Konsumiert wird vor allem Crack oder Freebase…

Overdose Prevention Centres, Safe Consumption Sites, and Drug Consumption Rooms: A Rapid Evidence Review.

07. Februar 2024 | Konsumräume

Overdose Prevention Centres, Safe Consumption Sites, and Drug Consumption Rooms: A Rapid Evidence Review. Shorter, G.W., McKenna-Plumley, P.E., Campbell, K.B.D., Keemink, J.R., Scher, B.D., Cutter, S., Khadjesari, Z., Stevens, A., Artenie, A…

Managing Addiction and Overdose Deaths: The Debate Over America's Safe Injection Spaces.

04. Februar 2024 | Konsumräume

Managing Addiction and Overdose Deaths: The Debate Over America's Safe Injection Spaces. Rasool F, Klein AA, Leheste JR. Cureus. 2023 Dec 12;15(12):e50406. doi: 10.7759/cureus.50406. PMID: 38213341; PMCID: PMC10783936. https://www.ncbi.nlm…

Safe inhalation pipe provision (SIPP): protocol for a mixed-method evaluation of an intervention to improve health outcomes and service engagement among people who use crack cocaine in England.

04. Februar 2024 | Verschiedenes

Safe inhalation pipe provision (SIPP): protocol for a mixed-method evaluation of an intervention to improve health outcomes and service engagement among people who use crack cocaine in England. Harris M, Scott J, Hope V, Busza J, Sweeney S, P…

Screening for Unstable Housing in a Healthcare Setting.

04. Februar 2024 | Verschiedenes

Screening for Unstable Housing in a Healthcare Setting. Ng R, Gunatillaka N, Skouteris H, Blane D, Blewitt C, Nielsen S, Sturgiss E. Public Health Rev. 2023 Dec 27;44:1606438. doi: 10.3389/phrs.2023.1606438. PMID: 38205340; PMCID: PMC1…

"Naloxone? Not for me!" First cross-assessment by patients and healthcare professionals of the risk of opioid overdose.

04. Februar 2024 | Naloxon

"Naloxone? Not for me!" First cross-assessment by patients and healthcare professionals of the risk of opioid overdose. Aquizerate A, Rousselet M, Cochard A, Guerlais M, Gerardin M, Lefebvre E, Duval M, Laforgue EJ, Victorri-Vigneau C. …

Mortality risk and causes of death among people who use opioids in a take-home naloxone cohort.

04. Februar 2024 | Naloxon

Mortality risk and causes of death among people who use opioids in a take-home naloxone cohort. Ericson ØB, Eide D, Lobmaier P, Clausen T. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Feb 1;255:111087. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111087. Epub 2024 Jan…

USA. Shelf Life for Opioid Overdose Drug Naloxone Extended

02. Februar 2024 | Naloxon

USA. Shelf Life for Opioid Overdose Drug Naloxone Extended At the request of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Emergent BioSolutions has extended the shelf life of the rapid opioid overdose reversal agent, naloxone (4 mg) nasal spray (Narc…

Overdose mortality incidence and supervised consumption services in Toronto, Canada: an ecological study and spatial analysis

02. Februar 2024 | Konsumräume

Overdose mortality incidence and supervised consumption services in Toronto, Canada: an ecological study and spatial analysis Rammohan, Indhu et al. The Lancet Public Health, Volume 9, Issue 2, e79 - e87 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/l…

Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit

30. Januar 2024 | Naloxon

Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit SAMHSA’s updated Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit provides guidance to a wide range of individuals on preventing and responding to an overdose. The toolkit also emphasizes that harm reduction a…

British Columbia’s Safer Opioid Supply Policy and Opioid Outcomes.

30. Januar 2024 | Verschiedenes

British Columbia’s Safer Opioid Supply Policy and Opioid Outcomes. Nguyen HV, Mital S, Bugden S, McGinty EE. JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 16, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7570 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama…

USA. San Francisco is now wastewater testing for fentanyl

25. Januar 2024 | Drug checking

USA. San Francisco is now wastewater testing for fentanyl San Francisco began wastewater testing this month for fentanyl and other substances in a bid to better track trends and inform intervention efforts. State of play: Wastewater testing g…

UK. Wedinos.org

25. Januar 2024 | Drug checking

UK. Wedinos.org 'Legal highs, club drugs, designer drugs, psychoactives...' Drug markets are changing. It can be hard to get accurate information and stay safe. WEDINOS tests substances to give individual users and others rapid and accurate informa…

NALtrain Newsletter 7 – Jahreswechsel 2023/2024

25. Januar 2024 | Naloxon

NALtrain Newsletter 7 – Jahreswechsel 2023/2024 https://www.akzept.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/NALtrainNewsletter7anhang.pdf

Frankfurt. Abschlusskonferenz des Projektes NALtrain, 14.03.2024

25. Januar 2024 | Naloxon

Frankfurt. Abschlusskonferenz des Projektes NALtrain, 14.03.2024 Erfahren Sie mehr über die Ergebnisse und Schlussfolgerungen des Projektes, tauschen Sie Ideen mit Expert*innen aus und gestalten Sie die Zukunft von Take-Home-Naloxon mit. Wir laden…

Intranasal Naloxone Repeat Dosing Strategies and Fentanyl Overdose: A Simulation-Based Randomized Clinical Trial.

25. Januar 2024 | Naloxon

Intranasal Naloxone Repeat Dosing Strategies and Fentanyl Overdose: A Simulation-Based Randomized Clinical Trial. Strauss DG, Li Z, Chaturbedi A, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(1):e2351839. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkope…

Du nimmst Heroin oder andere Opioide - Du wirst substituiert?

25. Januar 2024 | Naloxon

Du nimmst Heroin oder andere Opioide - Du wirst substituiert? Mit diesen Flyern können Naloxonschulungen in Eurer Einrichtung bei Euren Besucher*innen beworben werden. Bestellt einfach die benötigte Menge und legt die Flyer bei Euch in der Ei…

USA. Mathematical Model Illuminates Potential of Safe Consumption Sites

21. Januar 2024 | Konsumräume

USA. Mathematical Model Illuminates Potential of Safe Consumption Sites New research aims to put numbers on how safe consumption sites (also known as overdose prevention sites, or OPS) can reduce overdose deaths in different cities across the Unite…

USA. Notice: Guidelines for Safety Station Programs in Federal Facilities

21. Januar 2024 | Naloxon

USA. Notice: Guidelines for Safety Station Programs in Federal Facilities (…) The revised guidelines provide a general framework and basic information for the essential elements of designing and implementing a safety station program in Federal faci…

USA. U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Naloxone and Opioid Overdose

21. Januar 2024 | Naloxon

USA. U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Naloxone and Opioid Overdose “I, Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service, VADM Jerome Adams, am emphasizing the importance of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone. For patients currently ta…

An evaluation of naloxone transit for opioid overdose using drones: A case study using real-world coroner data.

21. Januar 2024 | Naloxon

An evaluation of naloxone transit for opioid overdose using drones: A case study using real-world coroner data. Royall PG, Courtney P, Goodair C, Copeland CS. Addiction. 2024; 119(2): 379–385. doi.org/10.1…

Remaking the 'angry Narcanned subject': Affording new subject positions through take-home naloxone training.

21. Januar 2024 | Naloxon

Remaking the 'angry Narcanned subject': Affording new subject positions through take-home naloxone training. Ferguson N, Farrugia A, Moore D, Fraser S. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Jan;123:104253. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104253. Epub 202…

Updates on syringe coverage and service uptake among needle and syringe programs in the United States, 2019-2020.

21. Januar 2024 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Updates on syringe coverage and service uptake among needle and syringe programs in the United States, 2019-2020. Tookes HE, Bartholomew TS, Sugar SES, Plesons MD, Bluthenthal RN, Wenger LD, Patel SV, Kral AH, Lambdin BH. Int J Drug Po…

Distribution of intranasal naloxone to potential opioid overdose bystanders in Sweden: effects on overdose mortality in a full region-wide study.

08. Januar 2024 | Naloxon

Distribution of intranasal naloxone to potential opioid overdose bystanders in Sweden: effects on overdose mortality in a full region-wide study. Håkansson A, Alanko Blomé M, Isendahl P, Landgren M, Malmqvist U, Troberg K. BMJ Open. 20…

The Overdose Crisis among U.S. Adolescents

08. Januar 2024 | Verschiedenes

The Overdose Crisis among U.S. Adolescents Joseph Friedman, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Scott E. Hadland, M.D., M.P.H. NEJM, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2312084 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2312084

Harm reduction strategies in acute care for people who use alcohol and/or drugs: A scoping review.

08. Januar 2024 | Verschiedenes

Harm reduction strategies in acute care for people who use alcohol and/or drugs: A scoping review. Crowther D, Curran J, Somerville M, Sinclair D, Wozney L, MacPhee S, Rose AE, Boulos L, Caudrella A. PLoS One. 2023 Dec 15;18(12):e02948…

"It would really support the wider harm reduction agenda across the board": A qualitative study of the potential impacts of drug checking service delivery in Scotland.

08. Januar 2024 | Drug checking

"It would really support the wider harm reduction agenda across the board": A qualitative study of the potential impacts of drug checking service delivery in Scotland. Falzon D, Parkes T, Carver H, Masterton W, Wallace B, Craik V, Measham F…

USA. Baseline Report Shows Nation’s First Overdose Prevention Centers are Safe, Effective, and Responsive to Community Needs

08. Januar 2024 | Konsumräume

USA. Baseline Report Shows Nation’s First Overdose Prevention Centers are Safe, Effective, and Responsive to Community Needs New York, NY – OnPoint NYC, operator of the only locally-approved overdose prevention centers (OPCs) in the United States…

Motivators of and barriers to drug checking engagement in British Columbia, Canada: Findings from a cross-sectional study.

01. Januar 2024 | Drug checking

Motivators of and barriers to drug checking engagement in British Columbia, Canada: Findings from a cross-sectional study. Tobias S, Ferguson M, Palis H, Burmeister C, McDougall J, Liu L, Graham B, Ti L, Buxton JA. Int J Drug Policy. 2…

Assessment of two brands of fentanyl test strips with 251 synthetic opioids reveals "blind spots" in detection capabilities.

01. Januar 2024 | Drug checking

Assessment of two brands of fentanyl test strips with 251 synthetic opioids reveals "blind spots" in detection capabilities. Hayes KL, Lieberman M. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Dec 6;20(1):175. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00911-w. PMID: 38057832; P…

First drug-checking study at an electronic festival and fentanyl detection in the central region of Mexico.

01. Januar 2024 | Drug checking

First drug-checking study at an electronic festival and fentanyl detection in the central region of Mexico. Cruz SL, Bencomo-Cruz M, Medina-Mora ME, Vázquez-Quiroz F, Fleiz-Bautista C. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Dec 6;20(1):174. doi: 10.1186/…

Detection of drugs and hepatitis C virus in used syringes from a needle exchange in Gothenburg, Sweden.

01. Januar 2024 | Drug checking

Detection of drugs and hepatitis C virus in used syringes from a needle exchange in Gothenburg, Sweden. Bergström MA, Andersson ME, Larsson SB. Drug Test Anal. 2023 Dec 3. doi: 10.1002/dta.3614. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38044807. ht…

EMCDDA. Drug consumption rooms

01. Januar 2024 | Konsumräume

EMCDDA. Drug consumption rooms Introduction A main aim of this report is to inform discussions on drug consumption rooms (DCRs) by examining the available evidence, as well as reviewing the various models being adopted and their characterist…

Kanada. Legalization advocate opens new drug testing site in Vancouver

17. Dezember 2023 | Drug checking

Kanada. Legalization advocate opens new drug testing site in Vancouver A new drug testing site has opened in Vancouver, the second launched by legalization activist Dana Larsen. The Get Your Drugs Tested service on West Broadway offers testing for…

„Suchthilfe UND Wohnungsnotfallhilfe – zwei Hilfesysteme, eine gemeinsame Zielgruppe“ (SuWoKo)

12. Dezember 2023 | Verschiedenes

„Suchthilfe UND Wohnungsnotfallhilfe – zwei Hilfesysteme, eine gemeinsame Zielgruppe“ (SuWoKo) Kooperationsprojekt zwischen der Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Wohnungslosenhilfe (BAG W) und der DHS unter dem Titel „Suchthilfe UND Wohnungsnotfallhilfe –…

EMCDDA. Most recent data from the European Syringe Collection and Analysis Project Enterprise (ESCAPE): data explorer, analysis and key findings

12. Dezember 2023 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

EMCDDA. Most recent data from the European Syringe Collection and Analysis Project Enterprise (ESCAPE): data explorer, analysis and key findings Background and introduction While evidence from drug treatment centres suggests that injecting d…

USA. A Look Inside Life-Saving Overdose Prevention Centers (Video)

12. Dezember 2023 | Konsumräume

USA. A Look Inside Life-Saving Overdose Prevention Centers (Video) In 2021, OnPoint NYC opened the first sanctioned overdose prevention centers, or OPCs, in the U.S. Since then, they've had over 1200 overdose interventions (as of Nov 2023) and conn…

Overdose Prevention Centres, Safe Consumption Sites, and Drug Consumption Rooms:

12. Dezember 2023 | Konsumräume

Drug supply measures and drug overdose mortality in the era of fentanyl and stimulants.

04. Dezember 2023 | Verschiedenes

Drug supply measures and drug overdose mortality in the era of fentanyl and stimulants. Cano M, Timmons P, Hooten M, Sweeney K. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2023 Oct 26;9:100197. doi: 10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100197. PMID: 37965239; PMCID: PMC1…

Global State of Harm Reduction: 2023 Update to Key Data

04. Dezember 2023 | Verschiedenes

Global State of Harm Reduction: 2023 Update to Key Data This page presents an update to key data in our flagship report, The Global State of Harm Reduction. The full report is published every two years, with updates to key data in between editions…

USA. We’ll Know Harm Reduction Is Mainstream Once Dr. Fauci Likes It

04. Dezember 2023 | Verschiedenes

USA. We’ll Know Harm Reduction Is Mainstream Once Dr. Fauci Likes It In 2018, the syringe service program (SSP) in Cabell County, West Virginia, was shuttered by the local health department. By January 2019, the West Virginia Bureau for Public Heal…

Development and Validation of a Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale for Individuals who use Opioids: Preliminary Findings and Future Directions.

04. Dezember 2023 | Verschiedenes

Development and Validation of a Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale for Individuals who use Opioids: Preliminary Findings and Future Directions. Luba R, Gopaldas M, Martinez S, Comer SD. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2023 Oct 23:rs.3.rs-346705…

Abolition and harm reduction in the struggle for "Care, Not Cages".

04. Dezember 2023 | Verschiedenes

Abolition and harm reduction in the struggle for "Care, Not Cages". Levenson J, Textor L, Bluthenthal R, Darby A, Wahbi R, Clayton-Johnson MA. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Sep 16;121:104163. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104163. Epub ahead of…

Overdose Prevention Centers, Crime, and Disorder in New York City.

04. Dezember 2023 | Konsumräume

Overdose Prevention Centers, Crime, and Disorder in New York City (Audio)

04. Dezember 2023 | Konsumräume

Overdose Prevention Centers, Crime, and Disorder in New York City (Audio) Interview with Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA, and David Mitre-Becerril, PhD, authors of Overdose Prevention Centers, Crime, and Disorder in New York City. Hosted by JAMA Ass…

Drug consumption rooms: 20 years of Insite

04. Dezember 2023 | Konsumräume

Drug consumption rooms: 20 years of Insite Burki, Talha The Lancet, Volume 402, Issue 10415, 1819 - 1820 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02559-X/fulltexthttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…

'New evidence' for Syringe Services Programs? A call for rigor and skepticism.

04. Dezember 2023 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

'New evidence' for Syringe Services Programs? A call for rigor and skepticism. Lambdin BH, Bluthenthal RN, Humphrey JL, LaKosky P, Prohaska S, Kral AH. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Nov;121:104107. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104107. Epub 202…

Remaking the 'angry Narcanned subject': Affording new subject positions through take-home naloxone training.

04. Dezember 2023 | Naloxon

Remaking the 'angry Narcanned subject': Affording new subject positions through take-home naloxone training. Ferguson N, Farrugia A, Moore D, Fraser S. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Nov 22;123:104253. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104253. Epub…

Bystander preference for naloxone products: a field experiment.

04. Dezember 2023 | Naloxon

Bystander preference for naloxone products: a field experiment. Marks KR, Oyler DR, Strickland JC, Jaggers J, Roberts MF, Miracle DK, Barnes C, Lei F, Smith A, Mackin E, Martin MC, Freeman PR. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Nov 28;20(1):171. doi…

Factors Associated with Gaps in Naloxone Knowledge: Evidence from a 2022 Great Plains Survey.

04. Dezember 2023 | Naloxon

Factors Associated with Gaps in Naloxone Knowledge: Evidence from a 2022 Great Plains Survey. Cooper-Ohm S, Habecker P, Humeniuk R, Bevins RA. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2023 Nov 3:rs.3.rs-3536993. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3536993/v1. PMID: 37961…

White House urges all US schools to stock overdose reversal drug naloxone

04. Dezember 2023 | Naloxon

White House urges all US schools to stock overdose reversal drug naloxone Letter from education department presses for schools to train students and faculty in how to administer medication. (The Guardian, UK, 30.10.2023) https://www.theguardian.co…

Health risk communication strategies for drug checking services

04. Dezember 2023 | Drug checking

Health risk communication strategies for drug checking services This report provides an overview of principles of effective health risk communication for a drug checking service audience. The contents of this report are based on the findings…

Australien. The Know: ‘Australian drug alerts, all in one place.’

04. Dezember 2023 | Drug checking

Australien. The Know: ‘Australian drug alerts, all in one place.’ For the first time, Australia has a national picture of the emerging drugs that pose a health risk to people using them: theknow.org.au. In Australia, alerts about emerging drugs ar…

Drug Checking and Harm Reduction Discussed at the 12th International Club Health Conference

04. Dezember 2023 | Drug checking

Drug Checking and Harm Reduction Discussed at the 12th International Club Health Conference Liverpool, UK, gave place to the 12th International Club Health Conference from the 1st to the 3rd of November, a conference committed to fostering a health…

Nachfrage für Drogencheck Berlin übersteigt Kapazität

09. November 2023 | Drug checking

Nachfrage für Drogencheck Berlin übersteigt Kapazität Berlin – Die Nachfrage nach kostenlosen Drogentests übersteigt die Kapazitäten des Modellprojekts in Berlin. Seit dem Start des Drugcheckings Anfang Juni wurden insgesamt 797 Proben untersucht, w…

Schottland. People Fixing The World - Training heroin users to save their friends (Audio)

09. November 2023 | Naloxon

Schottland. People Fixing The World - Training heroin users to save their friends (Audio) Heroin users in Scotland are being trained to spot when someone is about to overdose and to step in and help. The training – which includes lessons on how to u…

Willingness to use a drug consumption room among people who use drugs in Lyon, France, a city with no open scene of drug use (the TRABOUL survey).

05. November 2023 | Konsumräume

Willingness to use a drug consumption room among people who use drugs in Lyon, France, a city with no open scene of drug use (the TRABOUL survey). Chappuy M, Lack P, David B, Penavayre G, Thabourey D, Landulpho M, Plasse A, Icard C, Bailly F…

A qualitative assessment of key considerations for drug checking service implementation.

05. November 2023 | Drug checking

A qualitative assessment of key considerations for drug checking service implementation. Grace Rose C, Pickard AS, Kulbokas V, Hoferka S, Friedman K, Epstein J, Lee TA. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Oct 17;20(1):151. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00882-…

USA. New York State Department of Health Announces Drug Checking Programs

05. November 2023 | Drug checking

USA. New York State Department of Health Announces Drug Checking Programs Programs Located in Central New York, Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley, and Capital Region Programs Vital to Protecting People from Fentanyl-Laced Drugs, Understanding Local Drug…

The protective effect of trusted dealers against opioid overdose in the U.S.

05. November 2023 | Verschiedenes

The protective effect of trusted dealers against opioid overdose in the U.S. Carroll JJ, Rich JD, Green TC. Int J Drug Policy. 2020 Apr;78:102695. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102695. Epub 2020 Mar 4. PMID: 32143185; PMCID: PMC7302982. https://w…

"As safe as possible": a qualitative study of opioid withdrawal and risk behavior among people who use illegal opioids.

05. November 2023 | Verschiedenes

"As safe as possible": a qualitative study of opioid withdrawal and risk behavior among people who use illegal opioids. Frank D, Elliott L, Cleland CM, Walters SM, Joudrey PJ, Russell DM, Meyerson BE, Bennett AS. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Oct…

CHEMSEX.NL

05. November 2023 | Verschiedenes

CHEMSEX.NL Objective information about sex under the influence of drugs. For anyone looking to limit harm, use drugs in a controlled manner, quit or remain sober. Features info on drugs and sex, harm reduction tips, experiential accounts and support…

LINKING DOTS: Assessment of opportunities for optimal access to MENTAL HEALTH CARE services for people who use drugs in the CEECA region

05. November 2023 | Verschiedenes

LINKING DOTS: Assessment of opportunities for optimal access to MENTAL HEALTH CARE services for people who use drugs in the CEECA region T he Eurasian Harm Reduction Association and a team of researchers conducted an exploratory study in Centra…

Patient reported goals for medications for opioid use disorder: A theory of proximal goal attainment.

05. November 2023 | Verschiedenes

Patient reported goals for medications for opioid use disorder: A theory of proximal goal attainment. Hohmeier KC, Cernasev A, Leibold C, Moore TM, Schlesinger E, Arce I, Geminn W, Chisholm-Burns M, Cochran G. Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm…

Facilitating exit from encampments: combining low-barrier transitional housing with stabilizing treatment for substance related problems.

05. November 2023 | Verschiedenes

Facilitating exit from encampments: combining low-barrier transitional housing with stabilizing treatment for substance related problems. Komaromy M, Stone A, Peterson A, Gott J, Koenig R, Taylor JL. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2023 Oct 26;18…

Examining buprenorphine diversion through a harm reduction lens: an agent-based modeling study.

05. November 2023 | Verschiedenes

Examining buprenorphine diversion through a harm reduction lens: an agent-based modeling study. Adams JW, Duprey M, Khan S, Cance J, Rice DP, Bobashev G. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Oct 17;20(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00888-6. PMID: 378489…

Achieving the Potential of Naloxone Saturation by Measuring Distribution.

05. November 2023 | Naloxon

Achieving the Potential of Naloxone Saturation by Measuring Distribution. Sugarman OK, Hulsey EG, Heller D. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 Oct 6;4(10):e233338. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3338. PMID: 37889482. https://jamanetwork.com/jour…

Temporal Reinforcement of Naloxone Training Results in Significant Retention of Anti-bias and Overdose-Response Knowledge.

05. November 2023 | Naloxon

Temporal Reinforcement of Naloxone Training Results in Significant Retention of Anti-bias and Overdose-Response Knowledge. Bharne P, Kelly E, Rajkumar S, Iglesias A, Ponnapalli S, Haslund-Gourley B, Gadegbeku A. Cureus. 2023 Sep 17;15(9)…

Kanada. Supervised injection site could 'save lives,' says province's top health official - Opposition says government needs to offer more clarity to the public about plans to create a site.

28. Oktober 2023 | Konsumräume

Kanada. Supervised injection site could 'save lives,' says province's top health official - Opposition says government needs to offer more clarity to the public about plans to create a site. P.E.I.'s chief public health officer says a sup…

Caring for coca, living with chemicals: Towards ecological harm reduction.

21. Oktober 2023 | Verschiedenes

Caring for coca, living with chemicals: Towards ecological harm reduction. Rhodes T, Ordoñez LS, Acero C, Harris M, Holland A, Sanín FG. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Aug 30;120:104179. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104179. Epub ahead of print.&n…

Prevalence of fentanyl in methamphetamine and cocaine samples collected by community-based drug checking services.

19. Oktober 2023 | Drug checking

Prevalence of fentanyl in methamphetamine and cocaine samples collected by community-based drug checking services. Wagner KD, Fiuty P, Page K, Tracy EC, Nocera M, Miller CW, Tarhuni LJ, Dasgupta N. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2023 Oct 5;252:110…

Russland. Harm Reduction und HIV-Prävention schwerer denn je

16. Oktober 2023 | Verschiedenes

Russland. Harm Reduction und HIV-Prävention schwerer denn je Mehr als eine Million Russ*innen leben mit HIV. Ein Drittel der Infektionen geht auf intravenösen Drogengebrauch zurück. Die Andrei-Rylkow-Stiftung setzt sich für Drogenkonsument*innen, Me…

Unit costs of needle and syringe program provision: a global systematic review and cost extrapolation.

08. Oktober 2023 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Unit costs of needle and syringe program provision: a global systematic review and cost extrapolation. Killion JA, Magana C, Cepeda JA, Vo A, Hernandez M, Cyr CL, Heskett KM, Wilson DP, Zivin JG, Zúñiga ML, Pines HA, Garfein RS, Vickerman P, T…

Preferred stimulant safer supply and associations with methamphetamine preference among people who use stimulants in British Columbia: Findings from a 2021 cross-sectional survey.

08. Oktober 2023 | Verschiedenes

Preferred stimulant safer supply and associations with methamphetamine preference among people who use stimulants in British Columbia: Findings from a 2021 cross-sectional survey. Ferguson M, Sedgemore KO, Scow M, Choisil P, Haywood B, Xavier…

Impact of California Statute on Naloxone Availability and Opioid Overdose Rates.

08. Oktober 2023 | Naloxon

Impact of California Statute on Naloxone Availability and Opioid Overdose Rates. Gallant TL, Gilbert AR, Zargham S, Lorenzo MFD, Puglisi JL, Nicholas ZR, Gerriets VA. AJPM Focus. 2023 May 26;2(3):100112. doi: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100112…

"I'm not going to lay back and watch somebody die": A qualitative study of how people who use drugs' naloxone experiences are shaped by rural risk environment and naloxone distribution/overdose education intervention.

08. Oktober 2023 | Naloxon

"I'm not going to lay back and watch somebody die": A qualitative study of how people who use drugs' naloxone experiences are shaped by rural risk environment and naloxone distribution/overdose education intervention. Kesich Z, Ibragimov U, Ko…

"It can save your life, that's all I know," barriers and facilitators for engagement in take-home naloxone for people receiving opioid substitution treatment in regional Australia: An explorative study.

08. Oktober 2023 | Naloxon

"It can save your life, that's all I know," barriers and facilitators for engagement in take-home naloxone for people receiving opioid substitution treatment in regional Australia: An explorative study. Natale I, Harvey C, Wood P, Anderson K.&…

Overdose education and naloxone distribution program design informed by people who use drugs and naloxone distributors.

08. Oktober 2023 | Naloxon

Overdose education and naloxone distribution program design informed by people who use drugs and naloxone distributors. Enich M, Flumo R, Campos S, Flores N, Sullivan N, Mellor J, O'Neill C, Nyaku AN. Prev Med Rep. 2023 Aug 19;35:102374…

Naloxone prescriptions among patients with a substance use disorder and a positive fentanyl urine drug screen presenting to the emergency department.

08. Oktober 2023 | Naloxon

Naloxone prescriptions among patients with a substance use disorder and a positive fentanyl urine drug screen presenting to the emergency department. Ali, S.A., Shell, J., Harris, R. et al. Harm Reduct J 20, 144 (2023). https://doi.o…

The association of medical providers' attitudes about naloxone and people with opioid use disorder and their self-reported "low-barrier" treatment practices.

08. Oktober 2023 | Naloxon

The association of medical providers' attitudes about naloxone and people with opioid use disorder and their self-reported "low-barrier" treatment practices. Winograd RP, Coffey B, Nance M, Carpenter R. Addict Behav Rep. 2023 Aug 26;18:1…

Drug consumption rooms are effective to reduce at-risk practices associated with HIV/HCV infections among people who inject drugs: Results from the COSINUS cohort study.

06. Oktober 2023 | Konsumräume

Drug consumption rooms are effective to reduce at-risk practices associated with HIV/HCV infections among people who inject drugs: Results from the COSINUS cohort study. Lalanne, L, Roux, P, Donadille, C, Briand Madrid, L, …

Drug Checking - Faktenblatt

06. Oktober 2023 | Drug checking

Drug Checking - Faktenblatt Was ist Drug Checking? Drug-Checking ist ein Angebot der Schadensminderung und richtet sich an Konsumierende von psychoaktiven Substanzen. Es umfasst eine chemische Substanzanalyse und eine persönliche Beratung. Die Subst…

Contextual factors affecting the implementation of drug checking for harm reduction: a scoping literature review from a North American perspective.

04. Oktober 2023 | Drug checking

Contextual factors affecting the implementation of drug checking for harm reduction: a scoping literature review from a North American perspective. Grace Rose C, Kulbokas V, Carkovic E, Lee TA, Pickard AS. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Sep 4;20(1)…

'I don't chase drugs as much anymore, and I'm not dead': Client reported outcomes associated with safer opioid supply programs in Ontario, Canada.

04. Oktober 2023 | Verschiedenes

'I don't chase drugs as much anymore, and I'm not dead': Client reported outcomes associated with safer opioid supply programs in Ontario, Canada. Schmidt RA, Kaminski N, Kryszajtys DT, Rudzinski K, Perri M, Guta A, Benoit AC, Bayoumi AM, Chal…

International harm reduction indicators are still not reached: results from a repeated cross-sectional study on drug paraphernalia distribution in Germany, 2021.

04. Oktober 2023 | Verschiedenes

International harm reduction indicators are still not reached: results from a repeated cross-sectional study on drug paraphernalia distribution in Germany, 2021. Hommes F, Krings A, Dörre A, Neumeier E, Schäffer D, Zimmermann R. Harm Red…

UK. UK government will not block Scots drug room pilot

04. Oktober 2023 | Konsumräume

UK. UK government will not block Scots drug room pilot The UK government will not block plans for a drug consumption room pilot in Scotland, the Scottish secretary has confirmed. Alister Jack said Westminster would not intervene, but that ther…

High willingness to use overdose prevention sites among suburban people who use drugs who do not inject.

04. Oktober 2023 | Konsumräume

High willingness to use overdose prevention sites among suburban people who use drugs who do not inject. Schneider KE, Urquhart GJ, Rouhani S, Allen ST, Morris M, Sherman SG. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Sep 21;20(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-…

P2PN - Peer-to-Peer Distribution of Naloxone - VERSION 2 - Technical Briefing

04. Oktober 2023 | Naloxon

P2PN - Peer-to-Peer Distribution of Naloxone - VERSION 2 - Technical Briefing EUPUD, UK, 15.09.2023 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58321efcd1758e26bb49208d/t/64ecf07e95d9150d0543b776/1693250091869/TB_P2PN+%28%29.pdf

Naloxon rettet Leben - Empfehlungen zu Take-Home-Naloxon

04. Oktober 2023 | Naloxon

Naloxon rettet Leben - Empfehlungen zu Take-Home-Naloxon Forderung nach flächendeckender Umsetzung von Take-Home-Naloxon in Deutschland zur Reduktion von opioidbedingten Drogentodesfällen Die Zahl der drogenbezogenen Todesfälle in Deu…

EMCDDA. New multi-city syringe analysis uncovers latest patterns of injecting drug use

14. September 2023 | Drug checking

EMCDDA. New multi-city syringe analysis uncovers latest patterns of injecting drug use The latest patterns of injecting drug use in a selection of European cities are presented today in a new analysis from the EMCDDA. The findings are from the…

Positionspapier der Deutschen Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen e.V. (DHS): Reduzierung der Risiken des Cannabiskonsums

14. September 2023 | Verschiedenes

Positionspapier der Deutschen Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen e.V. (DHS): Reduzierung der Risiken des Cannabiskonsums Von einer Arbeitsgruppe (unter Mitarbeit von G. Bischof, S. Eckhard, B. Fischer, D. Hermann, E. Hoch, D. Kratz, L. Krüger-Rosenke, K. L…

Virtual overdose monitoring services and overdose prevention technologies: Opportunities, limitations, and future directions.

13. September 2023 | Verschiedenes

Virtual overdose monitoring services and overdose prevention technologies: Opportunities, limitations, and future directions. Rioux W, Marshall T, Ghosh SM. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Jul 13;119:104121. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104121. Ep…

A qualitative study of professionals' perspectives on the ethics of medically-delivered safer injection education for people who inject drugs.

13. September 2023 | Verschiedenes

A qualitative study of professionals' perspectives on the ethics of medically-delivered safer injection education for people who inject drugs. Demina A, Desprès C, Mamzer MF. BMC Med Ethics. 2023 Aug 11;24(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-…

Schadensminderung in der Suchtmedizin

13. September 2023 | Verschiedenes

Schadensminderung in der Suchtmedizin Olivier Simon, Daniele Zullino, David Stojanovc, Lukas Brülisauer, Jean-Félix Savary, Cheryl Dickson Schweiz Ärzteztg. 2023;104(33):32-34, Veröffentlichung: 16.08.2023, DOI: doi.org/10.4414/saez.2023.21182…

First, Do No Harm: Marshaling Clinician Leadership to Counter the Opioid Epidemic.

13. September 2023 | Verschiedenes

First, Do No Harm: Marshaling Clinician Leadership to Counter the Opioid Epidemic. National Academy of Medicine. 2017. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi.org/10.17226/27116. https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27116/first-…

People Who Inject Drugs and Harm Reduction: a Global Perspective

13. September 2023 | Verschiedenes

People Who Inject Drugs and Harm Reduction: a Global Perspective Our research examined distribution, harms and harm reduction for the estimated 15 million people who inject drugs worldwide. (Filter, USA, 17.08.2023) https://filtermag.org/inject…

USA. Remarkable Photos Show What Harm Reduction Actually Looks Like

13. September 2023 | Verschiedenes

USA. Remarkable Photos Show What Harm Reduction Actually Looks Like Don’t believe the conservative fear mongering. Text by Taylor Sisk; Photography by Stacy Kranitz (Mother Jones, USA, November+December 2022 Issue) https://www.motherjones.com/politi…

Kanada. Imagine safe supply - Summary of findings

13. September 2023 | Verschiedenes

Kanada. Imagine safe supply - Summary of findings As of 2022, the drug toxicity crisis killed approximately 20 people a day in Canada, with rates remaining high (Government of Canada, 2023). This crisis is the result of over a century of prohibition…

Safer Consumption Rooms

13. September 2023 | Konsumräume

Safer Consumption Rooms. Fuertes, R. & Perez Gayo, R. (2022) Amsterdam: Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network. https://www.correlation-net.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/D9.-DCR-Manual-Final.pdf

USA. Chicago Activists Demand SCS at Overdose Awareness Rally

13. September 2023 | Konsumräume

USA. Chicago Activists Demand SCS at Overdose Awareness Rally On August 28, Chicago activists rallied at Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago, demanding that Illinois lawmakers take immediate action to prevent overdose deaths. Illinois Harm Reduction &…

Dortmund. Drogenkonsumraum sorgt für Debatten innerhalb der Stadtgesellschaft - Die Drogenhilfeeinrichtung „kick“ kämpft für die Fortsetzung eines Modellprojekts

13. September 2023 | Konsumräume

Dortmund. Drogenkonsumraum sorgt für Debatten innerhalb der Stadtgesellschaft - Die Drogenhilfeeinrichtung „kick“ kämpft für die Fortsetzung eines Modellprojekts Seit 2020 ist die Drogenhilfeeinrichtung „kick“ am Hohen Wall, in direkter Umgebung zur…

USA. OnPoint NYC, Operator of the Nation’s First Supervised Consumption Centers, Announces That It Has Intervened In Over 1,000 Overdoses

13. September 2023 | Konsumräume

USA. OnPoint NYC, Operator of the Nation’s First Supervised Consumption Centers, Announces That It Has Intervened In Over 1,000 Overdoses The Critical Milestone is Reached as Municipalities and States Across the Country Begin to Consider Authorizing…

Schweiz. Gegen die offene Drogenszene - Eine Million für ein «Fixerstübli» in der Stadt Chur

13. September 2023 | Konsumräume

Schweiz. Gegen die offene Drogenszene - Eine Million für ein «Fixerstübli» in der Stadt Chur Bis 2026 soll Chur einen Konsumraum für Suchtkranke haben. Das Stadtparlament hat den Millionen-Kredit bewilligt. (SRF – Schweizerischer Rundfunk, 24…

Evaluation of fentanyl immunoassay test strips for rapid in-situ detection of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs in seized samples and alternative matrices,

13. September 2023 | Drug checking

Evaluation of fentanyl immunoassay test strips for rapid in-situ detection of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs in seized samples and alternative matrices, Caitlyn Norman, Victoria Marland, Craig McKenzie, Hervé Ménard, Niamh Nic Daéid, International Jo…

Development of a neural network model to predict the presence of fentanyl in community drug samples.

13. September 2023 | Drug checking

Development of a neural network model to predict the presence of fentanyl in community drug samples. Ti L, Grant CJ, Tobias S, Hore DK, Laing R, Marshall BDL (2023) PLoS ONE 18(7): e0288656. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288656 https://j…

Sucht und Drogen: Lebensrettende Warnungen

13. September 2023 | Drug checking

Sucht und Drogen: Lebensrettende Warnungen Dtsch Arztebl 2023; 120(31-32): A-1311 / B-1125 Bühring, Petra Drug Checking ist eine Maßnahme zur Schadensminimierung des Konsums illegaler psychoaktiver Substanzen und kann Konsumierende der Suchthilfe zu…

drugchecking.berlin - das Beratungs- und Testangebot zu psychoaktiven Substanzen

13. September 2023 | Drug checking

drugchecking.berlin - das Beratungs- und Testangebot zu psychoaktiven Substanzen (aufgerufen am 07.08.2023) https://drugchecking.berlin/

Große Nachfrage bei Drogencheck in Berlin

13. September 2023 | Drug checking

Große Nachfrage bei Drogencheck in Berlin Berlin – Gut zwei Monate nach dem Start kostenfreier Analysen von Drogen in Berlin verzeichnet das Modellprojekt eine starke Nachfrage. Wöchentlich werden bis zu 47 Proben entgegengenommen, wie die Senatsve…

Current attitudes toward drug checking services and a comparison of expected with actual drugs present in street drug samples collected from opioid users.

13. September 2023 | Drug checking

Current attitudes toward drug checking services and a comparison of expected with actual drugs present in street drug samples collected from opioid users. Swartz JA, Lieberman M, Jimenez AD, Mackesy-Amiti ME, Whitehead HD, Hayes KL, Taylor L…

'It's not going to be a one size fits all': a qualitative exploration of the potential utility of three drug checking service models in Scotland.

13. September 2023 | Drug checking

'It's not going to be a one size fits all': a qualitative exploration of the potential utility of three drug checking service models in Scotland. Carver H, Falzon D, Masterton W, Wallace B, Aston EV, Measham F, Hunter C, Sumnall H, Gittins R…

Naloxon rettet Leben! Positionspapier Take-Home Naloxon - Forderung einer flächendeckenden Umsetzung von Take-Home Naloxon in Deutschland zur Reduktion von opioidbedingten Drogentodesfällen

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

Naloxon rettet Leben! Positionspapier Take-Home Naloxon - Forderung einer flächendeckenden Umsetzung von Take-Home Naloxon in Deutschland zur Reduktion von opioidbedingten Drogentodesfällen Die Zahl der drogenbezogenen Todesfälle in Deutschland ist…

Aktualisierte Fassung des NALtrain-Manuals

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

Aktualisierte Fassung des NALtrain-Manuals Die neue und aktualisierte Fassung des NALtrain-Manuals für ausgebildete Trainer:innen ist verfügbar! Wir haben ein neues Kapitel zu „Schulungen in Justizvollzugsanstalten“ hinzugefügt und kleinere Textstel…

Naloxon rettet Leben - Positionspapier Take-Home Naloxon

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

Naloxon rettet Leben - Positionspapier Take-Home Naloxon Forderung einer flächendeckenden Umsetzung von Take-Home Naloxon in Deutschland zur Reduktion von opioidbedingten Drogentodesfällen. (akzept e.V., Juni 2023) https://www.akzept.eu/wp-content/u…

Akzept. Drogennotfallprophylaxe mit Naloxon - NALtrain

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

Akzept. Drogennotfallprophylaxe mit Naloxon - NALtrain Themenseite zum NALtrain-Projekt https://www.akzept.eu/drogennotfallprophylaxe-mit-naloxon/

A study protocol for a European, mixed methods, prospective, cohort study of the effectiveness of naloxone administration by community members, in reversing opioid overdose: NalPORS.

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

A study protocol for a European, mixed methods, prospective, cohort study of the effectiveness of naloxone administration by community members, in reversing opioid overdose: NalPORS. Metrebian N, Carter B, Eide D, McDonald R, Neale J, Parkin S…

Injection Drug Use Frequency Before and After Take-Home Naloxone Training.

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

Injection Drug Use Frequency Before and After Take-Home Naloxone Training. Colledge-Frisby S, Rathnayake K, Nielsen S, Stoove M, Maher L, Agius PA, Higgs P, Dietze P. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 1;6(8):e2327319. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen…

Comparing Two Naloxone Tapering Methods in Management of Methadone Intoxication; a Quasi-experimental Study.

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

Comparing Two Naloxone Tapering Methods in Management of Methadone Intoxication; a Quasi-experimental Study. Zarei MJ, Ramezani M, Sahraie Z, Shadnia S, Erfan Talab Evini P, Mostafazadeh B, Rahimi M. Arch Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Jun 15;11(1…

High-Dose Naloxone Formulations Are Not as Essential as We Thought.

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

High-Dose Naloxone Formulations Are Not as Essential as We Thought. Lemen PM, Garrett DP, Thompson E, Aho M, Vasquez C, Park JN. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Aug 14:2023.08.07.23293781. doi: 10.1101/2023.08.07.23293781. PMID: 37645849; PMCID…

Naloxone Use in Novel Potent Opioid and Fentanyl Overdoses in Emergency Department Patients.

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

Naloxone Use in Novel Potent Opioid and Fentanyl Overdoses in Emergency Department Patients. Amaducci A, Aldy K, Campleman SL, Li S, Meyn A, Abston S, Culbreth RE, Krotulski A, Logan B, Wax P, Brent J, Manini AF; Toxicology Investigators Conso…

Naloxone Guidance Development Group. Guidance on take-home naloxone distribution and use by community overdose responders in Canada.

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

Naloxone Guidance Development Group. Guidance on take-home naloxone distribution and use by community overdose responders in Canada. Ferguson M, Rittenbach K, Leece P, Adams A, Ali F, Elton-Marshall T, Burmeister C, Brothers TD, Medley A, Choi…

The Double-Edged Sword: Naloxone-Induced Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema.

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

The Double-Edged Sword: Naloxone-Induced Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema. Marsalisi C, Guo HJ, Reddy P. Cureus. 2023 Jul 10;15(7):e41642. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41642. PMID: 37575849; PMCID: PMC10412747. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti…

Evaluation of a large-scale health department naloxone distribution program: Per capita naloxone distribution and overdose morality.

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

Evaluation of a large-scale health department naloxone distribution program: Per capita naloxone distribution and overdose morality. Freiermuth CE, Ancona RM, Brown JL, Punches BE, Ryan SA, Ingram T, et al. (2023) PLoS ONE 18(8): e028995…

How to save a life: Public awareness of a national mass media take home naloxone campaign, and effects of exposure to campaign components on overdose knowledge and responses.

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

How to save a life: Public awareness of a national mass media take home naloxone campaign, and effects of exposure to campaign components on overdose knowledge and responses. Sumnall HR, Atkinson AM, Anderson M, McAuley A, Trayner K. Int…

EMCDDA. Take-home naloxone programmes in Europe

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

EMCDDA. Take-home naloxone programmes in Europe Overview Naloxone is used worldwide in medical emergencies to reverse respiratory depression caused by opioid overdose. It has no effect on non-opioid drug overdoses, no dependency potential…

Viele Drogentodesfälle nach Überdosierungen wären durch Nasenspray vermeidbar

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

Viele Drogentodesfälle nach Überdosierungen wären durch Nasenspray vermeidbar International Overdose Awareness Day am 31. August: Suchtforscher Prof. Dr. Heino Stöver und Simon Fleißner zur Bedeutung von Take-Home-Naloxon. (Frankfurt Unive…

The Deadly Missouri Fentanyl Epidemic: 2023 Update and Why We Carry Naloxone.

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

The Deadly Missouri Fentanyl Epidemic: 2023 Update and Why We Carry Naloxone. Stoecker WV, Kopel J. Mo Med. 2023 May-Jun;120(3):183. PMID: 37404894; PMCID: PMC10317090. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10317090/

Promises and perils of the FDA's over-the-counter naloxone reclassification.

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

Promises and perils of the FDA's over-the-counter naloxone reclassification. Zhu DT, Tamang S, Humphreys K. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2023 May 22;23:100518. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100518. PMID: 37497396; PMCID: PMC10366474. https://www.ncb…

Opioid Overdose: Limitations in Naloxone Reversal of Respiratory Depression and Prevention of Cardiac Arrest.

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

Opioid Overdose: Limitations in Naloxone Reversal of Respiratory Depression and Prevention of Cardiac Arrest. van Lemmen M, Florian J, Li Z, van Velzen M, van Dorp E, Niesters M, Sarton E, Olofsen E, van der Schrier R, Strauss DG, Dahan A.&nbs…

Successful Management of Kratom Use Disorder With Buprenorphine and Naloxone.

13. September 2023 | Naloxon

Successful Management of Kratom Use Disorder With Buprenorphine and Naloxone. Arhin M, Mobley J, Hamad H, Remick P. Cureus. 2023 Jun 29;15(6):e41146. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41146. PMID: 37519540; PMCID: PMC10386870. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih…

USA. Naloxone Distribution and Regulations

30. Juni 2023 | Naloxon

USA. Naloxone Distribution and Regulations USA. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP), USA, März 2023) https://www.cossapresources.org/Content/Documents/Articles/RTI_Naloxone_Dist…

„Blue Punisher“ in Teilen Deutschlands seit längerem verbreitet

30. Juni 2023 | Drug checking

„Blue Punisher“ in Teilen Deutschlands seit längerem verbreitet Berlin – Eine 13-Jährige stirbt – mutmaßlich durch eine hoch dosierte Ecstasypille. Es soll sich dabei um die Variante „Blue Punisher“ handeln, die laut Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) keine s…

Mehrere Bundesländer planen kostenfreie Drogentests

30. Juni 2023 | Drug checking

Mehrere Bundesländer planen kostenfreie Drogentests Berlin – Nach Pilotprojekten in Berlin und Thüringen wollen auch Hessen und Baden-Württemberg Angebote einführen, bei denen Konsumenten die Inhaltsstoffe ihrer gekauften Drogen auf Gesundheitsgefa…

Start des Berliner Drogentestprojektes: 83 Drogenproben, viele Verunreinigungen

28. Juni 2023 | Drug checking

Start des Berliner Drogentestprojektes: 83 Drogenproben, viele Verunreinigungen Berlin – Die seit kurzem möglichen kostenlosen Drogentests in Berlin sind auf Anhieb gut akzeptiert und nachgefragt worden. Dabei ergaben die Laboranalysen mancher Raus…

Akzept e.V. Drug-Checking bundesweit umsetzen!

28. Juni 2023 | Drug checking

Akzept e.V. Drug-Checking bundesweit umsetzen! Der Akzept e.V. - Bundesverband für akzeptierende Drogen arbeit und humane Drogenpolitik begrüßt die Änderungen des Betäubungsmittelgesetzes (BtMG), um Drug-Checking in Deutschland zu erleichtern. (akz…

Drug-Checking im Bundestag beschlossen

28. Juni 2023 | Drug checking

Drug-Checking im Bundestag beschlossen Der Deutsche Bundestag hat heute eine bundesweite Regelung zu Drug-Checking-Modellen beschlossen. Der Sucht- und Drogenbeauftragte Blienert: „Mit der Erlaubnis zum Drug-Checking kommen wir in der Drogenp…

UK. Home Office U-turn on festival drug tests ‘puts people at risk’

28. Juni 2023 | Drug checking

UK. Home Office U-turn on festival drug tests ‘puts people at risk’ Exclusive: Festival organisers say onerous new licence rules for onsite drug testing could endanger lives. (The Guardian, UK, 14.06.2023) https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023…

Statement: Naloxon rettet Leben! Support. Don’t punish!

28. Juni 2023 | Naloxon

Statement: Naloxon rettet Leben! Support. Don’t punish! Weltdrogentag am 26. Juni: Suchtforscher Prof. Dr. Heino Stöver und Simon Fleißner zur Bedeutung von Take-Home Naloxon in Anbetracht der steigenden Drogentodesfälle Die Zahl der Drogent…

Europa. Harm reduction – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)

17. Juni 2023 | Verschiedenes

Europa. Harm reduction – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023) Harm reduction encompasses interventions, programmes and policies that seek to reduce the health, social and economic harms of drug use to individuals, commu…

"We do it ourselves": strengths and opportunities for improving the practice of harm reduction.

17. Juni 2023 | Verschiedenes

"We do it ourselves": strengths and opportunities for improving the practice of harm reduction. Claborn K, Samora J, McCormick K, Whittfield Q, Courtois F, Lozada K, Sledge D, Burwell A, Chavez S, Bailey J, Bailey C, Pederson CD, Zagorski C…

USA. FDA Approves Prescription Nasal Spray to Reverse Opioid Overdose

17. Juni 2023 | Naloxon

USA. FDA Approves Prescription Nasal Spray to Reverse Opioid Overdose Nalmefene Hydrochloride Product in Nasal Spray Form Provides Additional Tool for Harm Reduction Groups and First Responders. (FDA – U.S. Food & Drug Administration, USA, 22.0…

USA. NIH and FDA leaders call for more research, lower barriers to improve and implement drug- checking tools amid overdose epidemic

17. Juni 2023 | Drug checking

USA. NIH and FDA leaders call for more research, lower barriers to improve and implement drug- checking tools amid overdose epidemic Tools such as fentanyl test strips hold promise to reduce drug-related harms and save lives. (NIDA - National…

Insights from Drug Checking Programs: Practicing Bootstrap Public Health Whilst Tailoring to Local Drug User Needs.

17. Juni 2023 | Drug checking

Insights from Drug Checking Programs: Practicing Bootstrap Public Health Whilst Tailoring to Local Drug User Needs. Ondocsin J, Ciccarone D, Moran L, Outram S, Werb D, Thomas L, Arnold EA. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 May 30;2…

Ärztevertreter sprechen sich für „Drug Checking“ wie in Berlin aus

17. Juni 2023 | Drug checking

Ärztevertreter sprechen sich für „Drug Checking“ wie in Berlin aus Berlin – Nach dem Start kostenloser Drogentests für Erwachsene in Berlin sprechen sich Vertreter von Kinder- und Jugendärzten für eine Ausweitung aus. (aerzteblatt.de, 12.06.2023)…

Testing for Fentanyl — Urgent Need for Practice-Relevant and Public Health Research

11. Juni 2023 | Drug checking

Testing for Fentanyl — Urgent Need for Practice-Relevant and Public Health Research Nora D. Volkow, Robert M. Califf, Marta Sokolowska, Lawrence A. Tabak, and Wilson M. Compton NEJM, June 10, 2023, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2302857 https://www.nejm.org/d…

U.S. Naloxone Report Highlights The Competitive Scenario With Impact Of Drivers And Challenges 2030 | Novartis AG, Indivior Plc., ADAPT Pharma, Inc., Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., INSYS Therapeutics, Inc.

10. Juni 2023 | Naloxon

U.S. Naloxone Report Highlights The Competitive Scenario With Impact Of Drivers And Challenges 2030 | Novartis AG, Indivior Plc., ADAPT Pharma, Inc., Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., INSYS Therapeutics, Inc. (digitaljournal.com, USA, 09.06.2023) h…

Schadensminderung in der Schwiz im Jahr 2022 . Einbezug von Peers und Zugang für Jugendliche

08. Juni 2023 | Verschiedenes

Schadensminderung in der Schwiz im Jahr 2022 . Einbezug von Peers und Zugang für Jugendliche DerBericht«GlobalStateofHarmReduction2022»zeigtauf,wieweltweitaufdrogenbedingte Gesundheitsschäden, einschliesslich HIV und virale Hepatitis, reagiert…

Lost lives and opportunities for the legacy of harm reduction in Scotland, UK

08. Juni 2023 | Verschiedenes

Lost lives and opportunities for the legacy of harm reduction in Scotland, UK Comiskey, Catherine Maria The Lancet Public Health, Volume 0, Issue 0 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(23)00102-0/fulltext

„Drug Checking“: Kostenlose Drogentests in Berlin ab sofort möglich

08. Juni 2023 | Drug checking

„Drug Checking“: Kostenlose Drogentests in Berlin ab sofort möglich Berlin – Kostenlose Analysen von Partydrogen sind in Berlin ab sofort möglich. Nach jahrelangen Diskussionen und Vorbereitungen hat das sogenannte Drug-Checking, bei dem die Inhalt…

Schweiz. Neue Drug-Checking-Auswertungen DIZ Zürich

08. Juni 2023 | Drug checking

Schweiz. Neue Drug-Checking-Auswertungen DIZ Zürich Die neuen Auswertungen des Drug Checking vom Drogeninformationszentrums (DIZ) der Stadt Zürich sind online erhältlich. Es gibt Auswertungen zu den Substanzen MDMA, Kokain, Cannabis, Amphetamin und…

Australien. ‘You almost died’: Safe drug use saves lives in Australia

08. Juni 2023 | Konsumräume

Australien. ‘You almost died’: Safe drug use saves lives in Australia Melbourne’s first Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) has courted controversy but is estimated to have saved 63 people dying from drug use. (Al Jazeera, Katar, 29.04.2023)…

In brief: Over-the-counter Narcan nasal spray.

06. Juni 2023 | Naloxon

In brief: Over-the-counter Narcan nasal spray. Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2023 May 1;65(1675):72. doi: 10.58347/tml.2023.1675e. PMID: 37155252. https://secure.medicalletter.org/TML-article-1675e

Feasibility and acceptability of inserts promoting virtual overdose monitoring services (VOMS) in naloxone kits: a qualitative study.

06. Juni 2023 | Naloxon

Feasibility and acceptability of inserts promoting virtual overdose monitoring services (VOMS) in naloxone kits: a qualitative study. Safi F, Rioux W, Rider N, Fornssler B, Jones S, Ghosh SM. Harm Reduct J. 2023 May 8;20(1):64. doi: 10…

Considerations for the design of overdose education and naloxone distribution interventions: results of a multi-stakeholder workshop.

06. Juni 2023 | Naloxon

Considerations for the design of overdose education and naloxone distribution interventions: results of a multi-stakeholder workshop. Sellen K, Markowitz B, Parsons JA, Leece P, Handford C, Goso N, Hopkins S, Klaiman M, Shahin R, Milos G, Wri…

Application of The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to inform understanding of barriers and facilitators to the implementation of opioid and naloxone training on college campuses.

06. Juni 2023 | Naloxon

Application of The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to inform understanding of barriers and facilitators to the implementation of opioid and naloxone training on college campuses. Shelton RC, Goodwin K, McNeil M, Bernitz M…

Take-Home Naloxon: Ein Baustein der Drogennotfallprophylaxe auch in Deutschland.

06. Juni 2023 | Naloxon

Take-Home Naloxon: Ein Baustein der Drogennotfallprophylaxe auch in Deutschland. Fleißner, S., Stöver, H. & Schäffer, D. Bundesgesundheitsbl (2023). doi.org/10.1007/s00103-023-03705-4 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007…

Naloxone training and availability in the US commercial fishing industry.

06. Juni 2023 | Naloxon

Naloxone training and availability in the US commercial fishing industry. Bellantoni, JM, Bulzacchelli, MT, Orchard, D, Sulman, HB, Bartlett, JJ, Dzugan, J. Am J Ind Med. 2023; 1- 5. doi:10…

Field Testing the "Avoid the Needle" Intervention for Persons at Risk for Transitioning to Injecting Drug Use in Tallinn, Estonia and New York City, USA.

06. Juni 2023 | Verschiedenes

Field Testing the "Avoid the Needle" Intervention for Persons at Risk for Transitioning to Injecting Drug Use in Tallinn, Estonia and New York City, USA. Jarlais DCD, McKnight C, Weng CA, Feelemyer J, Tross S, Raag M, Org G, Talu A, Uuskula A. …

High levels of interest in access to free safer smoking equipment to reduce injection frequency among people who inject drugs in Seattle, Washington.

06. Juni 2023 | Verschiedenes

High levels of interest in access to free safer smoking equipment to reduce injection frequency among people who inject drugs in Seattle, Washington. Reid MC, Oliphant-Wells T, Moreno C, Ketchum J, Fitzpatrick T, McMahan VM, Glick SN. Drug A…

USA. Fentanyl Patches Are Saving My Life. We Need to Make Them Accessible.

06. Juni 2023 | Verschiedenes

USA. Fentanyl Patches Are Saving My Life. We Need to Make Them Accessible. True safe supply means a legal and regulated supply of the same drugs people access through the unregulated market. In Canada, what we have instead—for the few who are…

Kanada. Machine-Based Opioid Dispensing Reduced Drug-Related Harms

06. Juni 2023 | Verschiedenes

Kanada. Machine-Based Opioid Dispensing Reduced Drug-Related Harms A British Columbia program that uses biometric dispensing machines to supply pharmaceutical-grade opioids to patients with opioid use disorder reduced drug-related harms and could p…

Safer opioid supply via a biometric dispensing machine: a qualitative study of barriers, facilitators and associated outcomes

06. Juni 2023 | Verschiedenes

Safer opioid supply via a biometric dispensing machine: a qualitative study of barriers, facilitators and associated outcomes Geoff Bardwell, Andrew Ivsins, Manal Mansoor, Seonaid Nolan, Thomas Kerr CMAJ May 2023, 195 (19) E668-E676; DOI: 10.1503/…

Irland. New drug testing regime to be rolled out at festivals

29. Mai 2023 | Drug checking

Irland. New drug testing regime to be rolled out at festivals A drug testing regime, introduced at Electric Picnic in September, will be rolled out to different types of festivals this year, according to the HSE's National Clinical Lead for A…

USA. An innovative strategy to access harm reduction resources

29. Mai 2023 | Verschiedenes

USA. An innovative strategy to access harm reduction resources Increasing access to empirically supported harm reduction resources, including naloxone, safer injection kits, and fentanyl test strips, could help prevent overdose deaths and other dru…

Expanding the accessibility of harm reduction services in the United States: Measuring the impact of an automated harm reduction dispensing machine.

29. Mai 2023 | Verschiedenes

Expanding the accessibility of harm reduction services in the United States: Measuring the impact of an automated harm reduction dispensing machine. Arendt D. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2023 Jan-Feb;63(1):309-316. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.202…

Drug Overdose Prevention: An Exercise in Optimism.

24. Mai 2023 | Verschiedenes

Drug Overdose Prevention: An Exercise in Optimism. Connery HS, Weiss RD. Am J Psychiatry. 2023 May 1;180(5):337-339. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230170. PMID: 37122270. https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230170

USA. New overdose antidote approved, but concerns raised about cost, side effects

24. Mai 2023 | Naloxon

USA. New overdose antidote approved, but concerns raised about cost, side effects The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a nasal-spray medication touted as another option to reverse overdoses caused by synthetic opioids, including…

USA. Indivior Announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approval of OPVEE® (nalmefene) Nasal Spray, An Opioid Overdose Rescue Medicine for Natural and Synthetic Opioids Like Fentanyl

24. Mai 2023 | Naloxon

USA. Indivior Announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approval of OPVEE® (nalmefene) Nasal Spray, An Opioid Overdose Rescue Medicine for Natural and Synthetic Opioids Like Fentanyl Richmond, Va., May 22, 2023 – Indivior PLC (LSE: INDV) tod…

Policy brief – how supervised consumption sites can save lives and improve local communities

24. Mai 2023 | Konsumräume

Policy brief – how supervised consumption sites can save lives and improve local communities At the 10th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users, held in Glasgow, Scotland, international policymakers gathered to discuss…

USA. NYU Langone to Study Ability of Overdose Prevention Centers to Counter Unprecedented Overdose Crisis

24. Mai 2023 | Konsumräume

USA. NYU Langone to Study Ability of Overdose Prevention Centers to Counter Unprecedented Overdose Crisis NYU Langone Health and Brown University’s School of Public Health today announced a grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse…

Schweiz. Einblicke in das Leben Sucht- und Armutsbetroffener - Die Luzerner «Gasseziitig» feiert Jubiläum

14. Mai 2023 | Verschiedenes

Schweiz. Einblicke in das Leben Sucht- und Armutsbetroffener - Die Luzerner «Gasseziitig» feiert Jubiläum Seit 25 Jahren gibt es in Luzern die «Gasseziitig». Am Samstag wurden zur Feier Verkäufer und Käuferinnen zusammengebracht. (Zentral plus…

USA. US backs study of safe injection sites, overdose prevention

13. Mai 2023 | Konsumräume

USA. US backs study of safe injection sites, overdose prevention For the first time, the U.S. government will pay for a large study measuring whether overdoses can be prevented by so-called safe injection sites, places where people can use heroin a…

Synthetische Opioide in Deutschland - Bundesmodellprojekt RAFT (Präsentation)

08. Mai 2023 | Drug checking

Synthetische Opioide in Deutschland - Bundesmodellprojekt RAFT (Präsentation) Rapid Fentanyl Tests in Drogenkonsumräumen (12/22-11/23) Projektleitung: Maria Kuban Projektbegleitung: Dirk Schäffer (Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe, Gefördert durch Bundesminis…

Zwischenstand des Bundesmodellprojektes NALtrain zum Thema Take-Home Naloxon

08. Mai 2023 | Naloxon

Zwischenstand des Bundesmodellprojektes NALtrain zum Thema Take-Home Naloxon Im Rahmen des akzept-Kongresses in Berlin (04.05-05.05.) wurden die Zwischenergebnisse des Bundemodellprojektes NALtrain vorgestellt. Das Projekt fördert die Durchführung…

Effects of Gabapentinoids on Heroin-Induced Ventilatory Depression and Reversal by Naloxone.

08. Mai 2023 | Naloxon

Effects of Gabapentinoids on Heroin-Induced Ventilatory Depression and Reversal by Naloxone. Flynn SM, France CP. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci. 2023 Mar 6;6(4):519-525. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.2c00230. PMID: 37082751; PMCID: PMC10111619. Ab…

Rapid Analysis of Drugs: A Pilot Surveillance System To Detect Changes in the Illicit Drug Supply To Guide Timely Harm Reduction Responses - Eight Syringe Services Programs, Maryland, November 2021-August 2022.

08. Mai 2023 | Drug checking

Rapid Analysis of Drugs: A Pilot Surveillance System To Detect Changes in the Illicit Drug Supply To Guide Timely Harm Reduction Responses - Eight Syringe Services Programs, Maryland, November 2021-August 2022. Russell E, Sisco E, Thomson A…

Sweden's first Take-Home Naloxone program: participant characteristics, dose endpoints and predictors for overdose reversals.

08. Mai 2023 | Naloxon

Sweden's first Take-Home Naloxone program: participant characteristics, dose endpoints and predictors for overdose reversals. Holmén E, Warnqvist A, Kåberg M. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2023 Apr 22;18(1):24. doi: 10.1186/s13011-023…

Feasibility and acceptability of online opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution: Study protocol and preliminary results from a randomized pilot clinical trial.

08. Mai 2023 | Naloxon

Feasibility and acceptability of online opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution: Study protocol and preliminary results from a randomized pilot clinical trial. Sisson ML, Azuero A, Chichester KR, Carpenter MJ, Businelle MS, Shelto…

Harm reduction and recovery services support (HRRSS) to mitigate the opioid overdose epidemic in a rural community.

08. Mai 2023 | Verschiedenes

Harm reduction and recovery services support (HRRSS) to mitigate the opioid overdose epidemic in a rural community. Heo M, Beachler T, Sivaraj LB, Tsai HL, Chea A, Patel A, Litwin AH, Zeller TA. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2023 Apr…

Women who use drugs: engagement in practices of harm reduction care.

08. Mai 2023 | Verschiedenes

Women who use drugs: engagement in practices of harm reduction care. Austin T, Lavalley J, Parusel S, Collins AB, Olding M, Boyd J. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Apr 13;20(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00775-0. PMID: 37055805; PMCID: PMC1010018…

Schottland. Rapid evidence review on interventions to reduce drug-related harm during transitions of care

05. Mai 2023 | Verschiedenes

Schottland. Rapid evidence review on interventions to reduce drug-related harm during transitions of care This review describes the types of interventions used to reduce risk of drug harms, including death, among adults during transition of care an…

Frankreich. Study: French Drug Injection Rooms Cut ER Visits And Crime

05. Mai 2023 | Konsumräume

Frankreich. Study: French Drug Injection Rooms Cut ER Visits And Crime A French study on drug consumption rooms (DCRs) in Paris and Strasbourg – where people inject drugs safely – shows less overdoses, shared needles, abscesses, ER visits…

Kanada. Not 1 person has died at Hamilton YWCA's unique safer use drug space since it opened a year ago

05. Mai 2023 | Konsumräume

Kanada. Not 1 person has died at Hamilton YWCA's unique safer use drug space since it opened a year ago The supervised overnight drop-in for women to use illicit substances is the only one in Hamilton. (CBC, Kanada, 22.04.2023) https://www.cb…

Mindzone. Quartals-Updates

05. Mai 2023 | Drug checking

Mindzone. Quartals-Updates Jeweils zum Ende des Quartals werden zusätzlich zu den Warnmeldungen und Trendspotter-Berichten kurze Quartals-Updates veröffentlicht. Zum Beispiel findet ihr darin die Ergebnisse aller Substanzprobenanalysen (auch, wenn…

Take-Home Naloxone and risk management from the perspective of people who survived an opioid overdose in Stockholm - An analysis informed by drug, set and setting.

05. Mai 2023 | Naloxon

Take-Home Naloxone and risk management from the perspective of people who survived an opioid overdose in Stockholm - An analysis informed by drug, set and setting. Holmén E, Hammarberg A, Kåberg M, Storbjörk J. Int J Drug Policy. 2023…

Berlin. Vorstellung der „Kontaktstelle mit Drogenkonsumraum SKA“

21. April 2023 | Konsumräume

Berlin. Vorstellung der „Kontaktstelle mit Drogenkonsumraum SKA“ In Berlin-Kreuzberg, in einem Wohngebiet zwischen dem Kottbusser Tor und dem Görlitzer Park, liegt die Kontaktstelle mit Drogenkonsumraum SKA. Von montags bis freitags können Besucher…

Harm Reduction School - Mainline

21. April 2023 | Verschiedenes

Harm Reduction School - Mainline The Harm Reduction School offers e-courses on harm reduction for everyone – from peer workers to programme coordinators – anywhere in the world. (Mainline, Niederlande, April 2023) https://vimeo.com/815364763

New data confirm lack of progress in harm reduction after three decades of proven evidence of effectiveness.

21. April 2023 | Verschiedenes

New data confirm lack of progress in harm reduction after three decades of proven evidence of effectiveness. Macdonald, V., Mathers, B., Sabin, K., Me, A., Carpentier, C., Niaz, K., Mozalevskis, A., Luhmann, N., Ciupagea, M., Soltani, F. and…

The acceptability of overdose alert and response technologies: introducing the TPOM-ODART framework.

09. April 2023 | Naloxon

The acceptability of overdose alert and response technologies: introducing the TPOM-ODART framework. Dumbrell, J., Daneshvar, H., Oteo, A. et al. Harm Reduct J 20, 40 (2023). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00763-4 https://harmredu…

The acceptability of overdose alert and response technologies: introducing the TPOM-ODART framework.

09. April 2023 | Verschiedenes

USA. How Can Over-the-Counter Naloxone Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths?

09. April 2023 | Naloxon

USA. How Can Over-the-Counter Naloxone Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths? A Yale Medicine doctor explains how naloxone, a medication that reverses an opioid overdose, works. (Yale Medicine, USA, 29.03.2023) https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/naloxone-…

USA. FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray

09. April 2023 | Naloxon

USA. FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray Agency Continues to Take Critical Steps to Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths Being Driven Primarily by Illicit Opioids. (FDA – US Food & Drug Administration, USA, 29.03.2023) https://www…

"It's just another tool on my toolbelt": New York state law enforcement officer experiences administering naloxone.

09. April 2023 | Naloxon

"It's just another tool on my toolbelt": New York state law enforcement officer experiences administering naloxone. Lloyd D, Rowe K, Leung SJ, Pourtaher E, Gelberg K. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Mar 6;20(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00748-3…

Optimizing naloxone distribution to prevent opioid overdose fatalities: results from piloting the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach within syringe service programs.

09. April 2023 | Naloxon

Optimizing naloxone distribution to prevent opioid overdose fatalities: results from piloting the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach within syringe service programs. Patel SV, Wenger LD, Kral AH, Sherr K, Wagner AD, Davidson PJ, Lambdi…

A mixed-methods analysis of risk-reduction strategies adopted by syringe services program participants and non-syringe services program participants in New York City.

09. April 2023 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

A mixed-methods analysis of risk-reduction strategies adopted by syringe services program participants and non-syringe services program participants in New York City. Beharie N, Urmanche A, Harocopos A. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Mar 25;20(1)…

Bremen. Konsumraum für Drogenabhängige am Bremer Hauptbahnhof kommt früher

09. April 2023 | Konsumräume

Bremen. Konsumraum für Drogenabhängige am Bremer Hauptbahnhof kommt früher Der geplante Konsumraum für Drogenabhängige in der Nähe des Bremer Hauptbahnhofs soll früher in Betrieb gehen als ursprünglich geplant. Das hat Gesundheitssenatorin Claudia…

Kanada. Supervised consumption site working well: staff

09. April 2023 | Konsumräume

Kanada. Supervised consumption site working well: staff The Yukon’s first supervised consumption site opened in Whitehorse months after the government declared a territory-wide substance use emergency in January 2022. (Whitehouse Daily S…

Start des Projektes Suchthilfe UND Wohnungsnotfallhilfe - SuWoKo

09. April 2023 | Verschiedenes

Start des Projektes Suchthilfe UND Wohnungsnotfallhilfe - SuWoKo Unter dem Titel „Suchthilfe UND Wohnungsnotfallhilfe - zwei Hilfesysteme, eine gemeinsame Zielgruppe“ (SuWoKo) startete am 01. Februar 2023 das gemeinsame Projekt der Deutschen…

USA. Safety First!

09. April 2023 | Verschiedenes

USA. Safety First! Safety First: A Reality-Based Approach to Teens and Drugs was created by the Drug Policy Alliance and adopted by the Stanford REACH Lab. The purpose of this curriculum is to provide high school students with honest; scientif…

Harm reduction interventions for people who inject drugs

09. April 2023 | Verschiedenes

Harm reduction interventions for people who inject drugs Nelson, Ediomo-Ubong The Lancet Global Health, Volume 0, Issue 0 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00111-0/fulltext

Epidemiology of injecting drug use, prevalence of injecting-related harm, and exposure to behavioural and environmental risks among people who inject drugs: a systematic review

09. April 2023 | Verschiedenes

Epidemiology of injecting drug use, prevalence of injecting-related harm, and exposure to behavioural and environmental risks among people who inject drugs: a systematic review Degenhardt, Louisa et al. The Lancet Global Health, Volume 0, Issue 0&…

Global coverage of interventions to prevent and manage drug-related harms among people who inject drugs: a systematic review

09. April 2023 | Verschiedenes

Global coverage of interventions to prevent and manage drug-related harms among people who inject drugs: a systematic review Colledge-Frisby, Samantha et al. The Lancet Global Health, Volume 0, Issue 0 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lan…

REACT (REducing bACTerial infections) Materials

09. April 2023 | Verschiedenes

REACT (REducing bACTerial infections) Materials The toolkit is aimed at helping service providers to support people who inject drugs care for their veins and make changes to help prevent bacterial infections and associated health complications. The…

Differences in drug use behaviors that impact overdose risk among individuals who do and do not use fentanyl test strips for drug checking.

09. April 2023 | Drug checking

Differences in drug use behaviors that impact overdose risk among individuals who do and do not use fentanyl test strips for drug checking. Tilhou AS, Zaborek J, Baltes A, Salisbury-Afshar E, Malicki J, Brown R. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Mar…

Point-of-care community drug checking technologies: an insider look at the scientific principles and practical considerations.

09. April 2023 | Drug checking

Point-of-care community drug checking technologies: an insider look at the scientific principles and practical considerations. Gozdzialski L, Wallace B, Hore D. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Mar 25;20(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00764-3. PMID…

Welcome to TEDI - Trans European Drug Information network (TEDI)

09. April 2023 | Drug checking

Welcome to TEDI - Trans European Drug Information network (TEDI) TEDI developed a database that collects, monitors and analyses the evolution of various European drug trends in recreational settings. This system continues to operate allowing inform…

Schottland. Peer Naloxone Supply Project

19. März 2023 | Naloxon

Schottland. Peer Naloxone Supply Project A new report published by SDF shows the evaluation of the peer-to-peer naloxone programme within three pilot areas: one prison, one rural, one urban. The project aimed to establish, embed, and support…

Berlin. Fixpunkt Berlin: Supporting People Who Use Crack in Berlin (Video)

12. März 2023 | Konsumräume

Berlin. Fixpunkt Berlin: Supporting People Who Use Crack in Berlin (Video) A harm reduction organisation is on the frontline of helping those marginalised people who use crack on the streets – Read our report from Berlin and watch our short film ab…

FDA. Information about Naloxone

12. März 2023 | Naloxon

FDA. Information about Naloxone Naloxone is a medication that rapidly reverses the effects of opioid overdose and is the standard treatment for overdose. In the wake of the opioid epidemic, efforts are underway to make this emergency treatment more…

USA. FDA Approves Amphastar Pharma's Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdose

12. März 2023 | Naloxon

USA. FDA Approves Amphastar Pharma's Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdose Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its nasal spray for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overd…

‘The area I’m from is very rough’: Drug users’ views on the role of social and economic factors in their experiences of drug-related harm,

12. März 2023 | Verschiedenes

‘The area I’m from is very rough’: Drug users’ views on the role of social and economic factors in their experiences of drug-related harm, Shane O’Mahony (2023) Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, DOI: 10.1080/15332640…

USA. Facing overdose crisis, Mayor Adams says NYC will seek to lower drug deaths by 15%

06. März 2023 | Konsumräume

USA. Facing overdose crisis, Mayor Adams says NYC will seek to lower drug deaths by 15% In response to a record surge in drug overdose fatalities, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday a plan to expand intervention services in neighborh…

Substances from unregulated drug markets - A retrospective data analysis of customer-provided samples from a decade of drug checking service in Zurich (Switzerland).

06. März 2023 | Drug checking

Substances from unregulated drug markets - A retrospective data analysis of customer-provided samples from a decade of drug checking service in Zurich (Switzerland). Magnolini R, Schneider M, Schori D, Trachsel D, Bruggmann P. Int J Drug Pol…

Fentanyl, Heroin, and Methamphetamine-Based Counterfeit Pills Sold at Tourist-Oriented Pharmacies in Mexico: An Ethnographic and Drug Checking Study.

05. März 2023 | Drug checking

Fentanyl, Heroin, and Methamphetamine-Based Counterfeit Pills Sold at Tourist-Oriented Pharmacies in Mexico: An Ethnographic and Drug Checking Study. Friedman J, Godvin M, Molina C, Romero R, Borquez A, Avra T, Goodman-Meza D, Strathdee S, Bo…

Harm reduction behaviors are associated with carrying naloxone among patients on methadone treatment.

05. März 2023 | Naloxon

Harm reduction behaviors are associated with carrying naloxone among patients on methadone treatment. Kozak Z, Ciccarone D, Thrul J, Cole TO, Pappas AL, Greenblatt AD, Welsh C, Yoon M, Gann D Jr, Artigiani EE, Wish ED, Belcher AM. Harm…

"There's absolutely no downside to this, I mean, except community opposition:" A qualitative study of the acceptability of vending machines for harm reduction.

05. März 2023 | Verschiedenes

"There's absolutely no downside to this, I mean, except community opposition:" A qualitative study of the acceptability of vending machines for harm reduction. Stewart RE, Cardamone NC, Loscalzo E, French R, Lovelace C, Mowenn WK, Tarhini A…

Warnmeldung: Heroin in Bremen mit ungewöhnlich starker Wirkung

05. März 2023 | Drug checking

Warnmeldung: Heroin in Bremen mit ungewöhnlich starker Wirkung NEWS National EarlyNational Early WarningWarning System.System. (IFT-München, 01.03.2023) https://mindzone.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NEWS-Substanz-Warnmeldung-A4-007-Heroin-unges…

Perspectives of people in Philadelphia who use fentanyl/heroin adulterated with the animal tranquilizer xylazine; Making a case for xylazine test strips.

05. März 2023 | Drug checking

Perspectives of people in Philadelphia who use fentanyl/heroin adulterated with the animal tranquilizer xylazine; Making a case for xylazine test strips. Reed MK, Imperato NS, Bowles JM, Salcedo VJ, Guth A, Rising KL. Drug Alcohol Depe…

Australien. Pill testing is coming to Queensland. Here’s what can we learn from programs overseas

05. März 2023 | Drug checking

Australien. Pill testing is coming to Queensland. Here’s what can we learn from programs overseas Queensland will become the second Australian jurisdiction to offer pill testing. While the timeline is yet to be announced, once up and running…

Naloxone expansion is not associated with increases in adolescent heroin use and injection drug use: Evidence from 44 US states.

05. März 2023 | Naloxon

Naloxone expansion is not associated with increases in adolescent heroin use and injection drug use: Evidence from 44 US states. Bruzelius E, Cerdá M, Davis CS, Jent V, Wheeler-Martin K, Mauro CM, Crystal S, Keyes KM, Samples H, Hasin DS, Mar…

How do contextual factors influence naloxone distribution from syringe service programs in the USA: a cross-sectional study.

05. März 2023 | Naloxon

How do contextual factors influence naloxone distribution from syringe service programs in the USA: a cross-sectional study. Lambdin BH, Wenger L, Bluthenthal R, Bartholomew TS, Tookes HE, LaKosky P, O'Neill S, Kral AH. Harm Reduct J…

Racial/ethnic disparities in opioid overdose prevention: comparison of the naloxone care cascade in White, Latinx, and Black people who use opioids in New York City.

05. März 2023 | Naloxon

Racial/ethnic disparities in opioid overdose prevention: comparison of the naloxone care cascade in White, Latinx, and Black people who use opioids in New York City. Khan MR, Hoff L, Elliott L, Scheidell JD, Pamplin JR 2nd, Townsend TN, Irvin…

Kanada. “Regressive Thinking” Ends Syringe, Pipe Distribution at Edmonton Transit Stations

02. März 2023 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Kanada. “Regressive Thinking” Ends Syringe, Pipe Distribution at Edmonton Transit Stations Until recently, Boyle Street Community Services staff had been handing out various harm reduction tools to people who wanted and needed them at Edmonton Tran…

Safer Use (russisch)

02. März 2023 | Verschiedenes

Safer Use (russisch) DAH -Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe, Februar 2023 https://www.aidshilfe.de/safer-use-russisch

Europa. Civil Society Monitoring of Harm Reduction in Europe - Monitoring Data Report 2022

24. Februar 2023 | Verschiedenes

Europa. Civil Society Monitoring of Harm Reduction in Europe - Monitoring Data Report 2022 Hersg.: Correlation, Niederlande, 23.02.2023) https://www.correlation-net.org/monitoring-data-report-2022/

Regional analysis of the provision of drug checking services in the CEECA region

21. Februar 2023 | Drug checking

Regional analysis of the provision of drug checking services in the CEECA region The Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) presents „Regional analysis of the provision of drug checking services in the Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asi…

Support, don't punish: Drug decriminalization is harm reduction.

21. Februar 2023 | Verschiedenes

Support, don't punish: Drug decriminalization is harm reduction. Bratberg JP, Simmons A, Arya V, Bhatia A, Vakharia SP. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2023 Jan-Feb;63(1):224-229. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2022.12.017. Epub 2022 Dec 20. PMID: 36682…

EHRA. Recommendations for setting up online harm reduction services

21. Februar 2023 | Verschiedenes

EHRA. Recommendations for setting up online harm reduction services This document was developed by Lana Durjava for the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) as part of the project “Sustainability of Services for Key Populations in Eastern Eur…

NALtrain Newsletter 5 – Februar 2023

21. Februar 2023 | Naloxon

NALtrain Newsletter 5 – Februar 2023 (NALtrain, Februar 2023) https://www.akzept.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/NALtrainNewsletter5.pdf

‘I’m not going to leave someone to die’: carriage of naloxone by police in Scotland within a public health framework: a qualitative study of acceptability and experiences.

21. Februar 2023 | Naloxon

‘I’m not going to leave someone to die’: carriage of naloxone by police in Scotland within a public health framework: a qualitative study of acceptability and experiences. Speakman, E.M., Hillen, P., Heyman, I. et al. Harm Reduct J …

USA: Naloxon vermutlich bald ohne Rezept erhältlich

19. Februar 2023 | Naloxon

USA: Naloxon vermutlich bald ohne Rezept erhältlich Silver Spring/Maryland – In den USA wird der Opioid-Antagonist Naloxon, der bei einer Opioid-Überdosierung lebensrettend sein kann, vermutlich demnächst rezeptfrei erhältlich sein. Externe Berater…

Harm reduction services in the Netherlands - Recent developments and future challenges

18. Februar 2023 | Verschiedenes

Harm reduction services in the Netherlands - Recent developments and future challenges Harm reduction (HR) has been a pillar of drug policy in the Netherlands for many decades. In fact, the Netherlands was a pioneer in the field of HR. Like many ot…

FDA Inches Closer to OTC Narcan—at the Expense of Generic Naloxone

18. Februar 2023 | Naloxon

FDA Inches Closer to OTC Narcan—at the Expense of Generic Naloxone Advisors to the Food and Drug Administration have voted unanimously in support of making a naloxone product available without requiring a prescription, as the pharmaceutical company…

Kostenfreie Drogentests: „Drug Checking“ demnächst in Berlin

15. Februar 2023 | Drug checking

Kostenfreie Drogentests: „Drug Checking“ demnächst in Berlin Berlin – Nach jahrelangen Diskussionen und Planungen soll das Drug-Checking, das Testen von Drogen auf Verunreinigungen, in Kürze in Berlin beginnen. „Das Projekt ist bereits mit wichtige…

Schweiz. Luzerner Drogenkontrolle: «Die gefundenen MDMA-Tabletten hätten tödlich sein können»

07. Februar 2023 | Drug checking

Schweiz. Luzerner Drogenkontrolle: «Die gefundenen MDMA-Tabletten hätten tödlich sein können» Ab sofort können Konsumierende jeden Montagabend Drogen im Drug Checking Dilu testen lassen. Ausgebaut werden soll auch das mobile Checking an Partys oder…

EMCDDA. Obdachlosigkeit und Drogen: gesundheitliche und soziale Maßnahmen

07. Februar 2023 | Verschiedenes

EMCDDA. Obdachlosigkeit und Drogen: gesundheitliche und soziale Maßnahmen Dieser Leitfaden ist einer von mehreren Publikationen, die unter dem Titel Gesundheitliche und soziale Maßnahmen im Umgang mit Drogenproblemen: ein europäischer Leitfaden zus…

Feasibility Study of Using Mobile Phone-Based Experience Sampling to Assess Drug Checking by Opioid Street Drug Users.

07. Februar 2023 | Drug checking

Feasibility Study of Using Mobile Phone-Based Experience Sampling to Assess Drug Checking by Opioid Street Drug Users. Swartz JA, Mackesy-Amiti ME, Jimenez AD, -Taylor LDR, Prete E. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2023 Jan 13:rs.3.rs-2472117. doi…

Qualitative exploration of public health vending machines in young adults who misuse opioids: A promising strategy to increase naloxone access in a high risk underserved population.

07. Februar 2023 | Naloxon

Qualitative exploration of public health vending machines in young adults who misuse opioids: A promising strategy to increase naloxone access in a high risk underserved population. Wagner NM, Kempe A, Barnard JG, Rinehart DJ, Havranek EP, Gl…

Improved Process for the Preparation of Naloxegol Oxalate, an Opiod Receptor Antagonist.

07. Februar 2023 | Naloxon

Improved Process for the Preparation of Naloxegol Oxalate, an Opiod Receptor Antagonist. Velugula SRK, Misra NC, Chapala S, Aaramadaka SKR, Chavakula R, Sanasi PD. ACS Omega. 2023 Jan 10;8(3):3415-3422. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07305. PMID: 3…

The Effect of Naloxone Access Laws on Fatal Synthetic Opioid Overdose Fatality Rates.

07. Februar 2023 | Naloxon

The Effect of Naloxone Access Laws on Fatal Synthetic Opioid Overdose Fatality Rates. Tabatabai M, Cooper RL, Wilus DM, Edgerton RD, Ramesh A, MacMaster SA, Patel PN, Singh KP. J Prim Care Community Health. 2023 Jan-Dec;14:21501319221147246…

NRW. Suchtkooperation NRW richtet Drogenkonsum-FAQ ein

07. Februar 2023 | Konsumräume

NRW. Suchtkooperation NRW richtet Drogenkonsum-FAQ ein Köln. Wie werden Drogenkonsumräume in den Kommunen geplant? Dazu hat die Suchtkooperation NRW auf ihrer Internetseite einen Bereich mit häufig gestellten Fragen eingerichtet. Hintergrund d…

Kanada. Our Healthbox

07. Februar 2023 | Verschiedenes

Kanada. Our Healthbox A 'smart', interactive dispensing machine that provides low barrier access to self-testing kits for HIV and COVID-19, plus essential harm reduction and sexual health supplies. (ourhealthbox.ca, Kanada, Januar 2023) https…

Kanada. Project to Set Up 100 Harm Reduction “Vending Machines” Across Canada

07. Februar 2023 | Verschiedenes

Kanada. Project to Set Up 100 Harm Reduction “Vending Machines” Across Canada Vending machines are increasingly being deployed to distribute harm reduction supplies in North America. As Filter has reported, they’re being used to dispense hydromorph…

Strategies to Reduce Harm: An Expert Panel Discussion on the Fentanyl Crisis.

07. Februar 2023 | Verschiedenes

Strategies to Reduce Harm: An Expert Panel Discussion on the Fentanyl Crisis. Leitz SJ, Bagley SM, Cook AJ, Jones C, Lawrence D, Pearce P. Perm J. 2023 Jan 24:1-13. doi: 10.7812/TPP/22.176. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36691739. https:/…

USA. Impact of the California Harm Reduction Initiative

07. Februar 2023 | Verschiedenes

USA. Impact of the California Harm Reduction Initiative Barrot H. Lambdin, Alex H. Kral, Lynn Wenger, Sheila V. Patel, Jamie L. Humphrey, Shelley N. Facente, Hansel Tookes, Ricky Bluthenthal, Paul LaKosky, Stephanie Prohaska RTI Internationa…

Comprehensive needle and syringe program and opioid agonist therapy reduce HIV and hepatitis c virus acquisition among people who inject drugs in different settings: a pooled analysis of emulated trials,

07. Februar 2023 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Comprehensive needle and syringe program and opioid agonist therapy reduce HIV and hepatitis c virus acquisition among people who inject drugs in different settings: a pooled analysis of emulated trials, van Santen, D. K., Lodi, S., …

Clarifying ‘safer supply’ to enrich policy discussions.

31. Januar 2023 | Verschiedenes

Clarifying ‘safer supply’ to enrich policy discussions. Kilmer, B. and Pardo, B. (2023), Addiction. doi.org/10.1111/add.16124 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.16124

USA. San Francisco eyes supervised drug use sites — again

31. Januar 2023 | Konsumräume

USA. San Francisco eyes supervised drug use sites — again Gov. Gavin Newsom nixed a plan for state-sanctioned drug use sites last year. Now, San Francisco officials are forging ahead without him. Mayor London Breed said Wednesday she’s working wit…

A scoping review of qualitative research on barriers and facilitators to the use of supervised consumption services.

31. Januar 2023 | Konsumräume

A scoping review of qualitative research on barriers and facilitators to the use of supervised consumption services. Ivsins A, Warnock A, Small W, Strike C, Kerr T, Bardwell G. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Jan;111:103910. doi: 10.1016/j.dru…

Drug Checking - From guerrilla to government agent: the full spectrum of drug checking services

31. Januar 2023 | Drug checking

Drug Checking - From guerrilla to government agent: the full spectrum of drug checking services The aim of the special issue is twofold. On the one hand, it capitalises on the momentum generated by the growing scientific and political interest in d…

Naloxon. Virtual Innovation - A free tool in the fight against opioid deaths

31. Januar 2023 | Naloxon

Naloxon. Virtual Innovation - A free tool in the fight against opioid deaths Intranasal naloxone (Narcan®) can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in fewer than five minutes. In most states, it’s available without a prescription, carrie…

Take-Home-Naloxon für geschulte Opioidabhängige - Erfahrungen zum Umgang mit Überdosierungsnotfällen

31. Januar 2023 | Naloxon

Take-Home-Naloxon für geschulte Opioidabhängige - Erfahrungen zum Umgang mit Überdosierungsnotfällen Take-home Naloxone for Trained Opioid Addicts – How Do They Deal with Overdose Emergencies Heike Wodarz von Essen, Jörg Wolstein, Oliver Pog…

Notfall-Kit für Ersthelfende: Naloxon bei Drogenabhängigen: Resultate eines Feldversuchs

31. Januar 2023 | Naloxon

Notfall-Kit für Ersthelfende: Naloxon bei Drogenabhängigen: Resultate eines Feldversuchs Die Bereitstellung von Naloxon für Ersthelfende kann die Zahl der Drogentoten deutlich reduzieren. Die Ergebnisse des ersten deutschen Feldversuchs, bei d…

Naloxon und Drogenabhängige: Ein Nasenspray könnte Leben retten – könnte

31. Januar 2023 | Naloxon

Naloxon und Drogenabhängige: Ein Nasenspray könnte Leben retten – könnte In den USA wird ein Medikament beworben, das eine tödliche Überdosis bei Drogenkonsumenten verhindern soll: Naloxon. Ersthelfer sprühen es in die Nase der Betroffenen. Es wirk…

Kanada. Beyond “Zero Tolerance”? Syringe Access in Canadian Prisons

31. Januar 2023 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Kanada. Beyond “Zero Tolerance”? Syringe Access in Canadian Prisons In the outside world, if you’re lucky enough to live somewhere that has harm reduction services, you might have access to a syringe service program. There, you can get supplies and…

Opioid-involved overdose trainings delivered using remote learning modalities.

31. Januar 2023 | Naloxon

Opioid-involved overdose trainings delivered using remote learning modalities. Giordano NA, Febres-Cordero S, Baker H, Pfeiffer KM, Walsh LM, Gish A, Axson SA. Nurs Open. 2023 Jan 21. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1615. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 366816…

USA. Push for over-the-counter naloxone may not help most vulnerable

20. Januar 2023 | Naloxon

USA. Push for over-the-counter naloxone may not help most vulnerable The Biden administration’s push to make some forms of opioid overdose reversal drugs available over the counter will likely have little impact on the people that need it mos…

Life-saving medication given to Doncaster prisoners on their release

16. Januar 2023 | Naloxon

Life-saving medication given to Doncaster prisoners on their release Medication that can quickly reverse the life-threatening effects of a drug overdose is being issued to at risk prisoners for safe keeping when they are released from Doncaster’s p…

USA. Andrew Tatarsky and Maia Szalavitz: How 'Harm Reduction' Is Transforming Drug Policy

16. Januar 2023 | Verschiedenes

USA. Andrew Tatarsky and Maia Szalavitz: How 'Harm Reduction' Is Transforming Drug Policy As the drug war retreats, individualist approaches to substance use and abuse will make us all better off. (Reason, USA, 11.01.2023) https://reason.com/…

Prevalence and correlates of using opioids alone among individuals in a residential treatment program in Michigan: implications for overdose mortality prevention.

09. Januar 2023 | Verschiedenes

Prevalence and correlates of using opioids alone among individuals in a residential treatment program in Michigan: implications for overdose mortality prevention. Gicquelais RE, Genberg BL, Maksut JL, Bohnert ASB, Fernandez AC. Harm Re…

"We want everything in a one-stop shop": acceptability and feasibility of PrEP and buprenorphine implementation with mobile syringe services for Black people who inject drugs.

08. Januar 2023 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

"We want everything in a one-stop shop": acceptability and feasibility of PrEP and buprenorphine implementation with mobile syringe services for Black people who inject drugs. Bartholomew TS, Andraka-Cristou B, Totaram RK, Harris S, Doblecki-…

Analysis of four syringe dispensing machine point-of-access data 2017-2020 in Melbourne, Australia: machine utilisation and client demographics.

08. Januar 2023 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Analysis of four syringe dispensing machine point-of-access data 2017-2020 in Melbourne, Australia: machine utilisation and client demographics. Kerr P, Cossar RD, Livingston M, Jacka D, Dietze P, O'Keefe D. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Dec 21;…

Umgang mit Drogennotfällen

06. Januar 2023 | Verschiedenes

Umgang mit Drogennotfällen In diesem Jahr ist es in der Schweiz und in Deutschland, aber auch in anderen Ländern in Europa, zu verschiedenen Todesfällen an illegalen Partys gekommen. Sowohl in einem Fall in Köln Ende August als auch in einem Fall i…

Substance Use Stigma and Community Drug Checking: A Qualitative Study Examining Barriers and Possible Responses.

06. Januar 2023 | Drug checking

Substance Use Stigma and Community Drug Checking: A Qualitative Study Examining Barriers and Possible Responses. Davis S, Wallace B, Van Roode T, Hore D. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 30;19(23):15978. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192…

Everywhere and for everyone: proportionate universalism as a framework for equitable access to community drug checking.

06. Januar 2023 | Drug checking

Everywhere and for everyone: proportionate universalism as a framework for equitable access to community drug checking. Wallace B, van Roode T, Burek P, Hore D, Pauly B. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Dec 20;19(1):143. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-007…

USA. The Opioid Crisis: New York’s supervised injection sites have halted nearly 700 overdoses in just over a year

06. Januar 2023 | Konsumräume

USA. The Opioid Crisis: New York’s supervised injection sites have halted nearly 700 overdoses in just over a year Since November 2021, New York’s sites together have served more than 2,100 people using drugs more than 50,000 times. No one has died…

An observational study of the extent of naloxone furnishing in California Central Valley community pharmacies.

06. Januar 2023 | Naloxon

An observational study of the extent of naloxone furnishing in California Central Valley community pharmacies. Banawis M, Mah G, Mohsin R, Pobre J, Tracy D, Song AV, Apollonio DE. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2022 Nov 2:S1544-3191(22)00376…

Island. Iceland – the model for harm reduction?

25. Dezember 2022 | Verschiedenes

Island. Iceland – the model for harm reduction? Substance use among Icelandic teens was one of the highest in Europe 20 years ago. According to a survey conducted in 1992, nearly a quarter of Icelandic teens smoked every day, and over 40 percent of…

USA. Remarkable Photos Show What Harm Reduction Actually Looks Like - Don’t believe the conservative fear mongering.

25. Dezember 2022 | Verschiedenes

USA. Remarkable Photos Show What Harm Reduction Actually Looks Like - Don’t believe the conservative fear mongering. Text by Taylor Sisk; Photography by Stacy Kranitz, Mother Jones, USA, November+December 2022 Issue https://www.motherjones.com/pol…

Kanada. First supervised drug inhalation service in Ontario opens in Toronto amid rise in smoking-related OD deaths

25. Dezember 2022 | Konsumräume

Kanada. First supervised drug inhalation service in Ontario opens in Toronto amid rise in smoking-related OD deaths For the first time in Ontario, people who choose to inhale their substances now have a safe, indoor space to go. Toronto’s Casey Ho…

Substanzproben einschicken?

25. Dezember 2022 | Drug checking

Substanzproben einschicken? Im NEWS-Projekt ist es möglich und sogar wünschenswert, wenn Substanzproben eingeschickt werden. Diese werden anschließend vom IFT anonymisiert und dann an das EU-Projekt ADEBAR plus zur Analyse geschickt. Die Ergebnisse…

Schnelltests gegen Notfälle durch illegales Fentanyl

25. Dezember 2022 | Drug checking

Schnelltests gegen Notfälle durch illegales Fentanyl Illegal hergestelltes Fentanyl taucht auch in Deutschland als lebensgefährliche Beimengung zu Straßenheroin auf. Ein Modellprojekt der Deutschen Aidshilfe mit Fentanyl-Schnelltests soll Drogengeb…

Who uses drug checking services? Assessing uptake and outcomes at English festivals in 2018

25. Dezember 2022 | Drug checking

Who uses drug checking services? Assessing uptake and outcomes at English festivals in 2018 Fiona Measham and Henry Simmons DRUGS, HABITS AND SOCIAL POLICY, VOL. 23 NO. 3 2022, DOI 10.1108/DHS-02-2022-0008 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/…

A distributed model to expand the reach of drug checking

25. Dezember 2022 | Drug checking

A distributed model to expand the reach of drug checking Bruce Wallace, Lea Gozdzialski, Abdelhakim Qbaich, Azam Shafiul, Piotr Burek, Abby Hutchison, Taylor Teal, Rebecca Louw, Collin Kielty, Derek Robinson, Belaid Moa, Margaret-Anne Storey, Chris…

Substance residue analysis as an alternative to drug checking? Traces from drug paraphernalia as a source for laboratory analysis

25. Dezember 2022 | Drug checking

Substance residue analysis as an alternative to drug checking? Traces from drug paraphernalia as a source for laboratory analysis Teemu Kaskela, Ronja Järvelin, Janne Nahkuri, Teemu Gunnar, Aino Kankaanpää, Anna Pelander and Miina Kajos DRUGS, HAB…

USA. Nearly 1,000 overdoses reversed using naloxone distributed through vending machine

25. Dezember 2022 | Naloxon

USA. Nearly 1,000 overdoses reversed using naloxone distributed through vending machine UC, Caracole partnership makes significant impact in Hamilton County. (Univesity of Cincinatti, USA, 06.12.2022) https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2022/11/uc-st…

Psychische und somatische Gesundheit von wohnungslosen Menschen - Evidenz aus dem National Survey on Psychiatric and Somatic Health of Homeless Individuals (NAPSHI-Studie)

25. Dezember 2022 | Verschiedenes

Psychische und somatische Gesundheit von wohnungslosen Menschen - Evidenz aus dem National Survey on Psychiatric and Somatic Health of Homeless Individuals (NAPSHI-Studie) The mental and physical health of the homeless - evidence from the National…

USA. NYC launches drug checking program to spot fentanyl before people overdose

11. Dezember 2022 | Drug checking

USA. NYC launches drug checking program to spot fentanyl before people overdose Tammy Hogan said she was grateful for OnPoint NYC when her husband began to overdose in the Bronx. She dragged him onto the subway down to Harlem, where she ran into th…

Implementation of a Leave-behind Naloxone Program in San Francisco: A One-year Experience.

11. Dezember 2022 | Naloxon

Implementation of a Leave-behind Naloxone Program in San Francisco: A One-year Experience. LeSaint KT, Montoy JCC, Silverman EC, Raven MC, Schow SL, Coffin PO, Brown JF, Mercer MP. West J Emerg Med. 2022 Oct 31;23(6):952-957. doi: 10.5…

The role of increasing pharmacy and community distributed naloxone in the opioid overdose epidemic in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York City.

11. Dezember 2022 | Naloxon

The role of increasing pharmacy and community distributed naloxone in the opioid overdose epidemic in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York City. Morgan JR, Freibott CE, Jalali A, Jeng PJ, Walley AY, Chatterjee A, Green TC, Nolan ML, Lina…

Drogennotfallschulung Opioidabhängiger in Haft und Versorgung mit Take-Home Naloxon bei Haftentlassung: Machbarkeitsstudie aus dem bayerischen Modellprojekt

11. Dezember 2022 | Naloxon

Drogennotfallschulung Opioidabhängiger in Haft und Versorgung mit Take-Home Naloxon bei Haftentlassung: Machbarkeitsstudie aus dem bayerischen Modellprojekt Heike Jutta Wodarz-von Essen, Jörg Wolstein, Oliver Pogarell, Norbert Wodarz Das Gesundhei…

Aktualisierte Fassung des NALtrain-Manuals

11. Dezember 2022 | Naloxon

Aktualisierte Fassung des NALtrain-Manuals Die neue und aktualisierte Fassung des NALtrain-Manuals für ausgebildete Trainer*innen ist verfügbar! Wir haben ein neues Kapitel zu “Schulungen in Justizvollzugsanstalten” hinzugefügt und kleinere T…

Take-home Naloxone at Opioid Treatment Programs: A Lifesaver.

11. Dezember 2022 | Naloxon

Take-home Naloxone at Opioid Treatment Programs: A Lifesaver. Katzman, Joanna G. MD, MSPH; Bhatt, Snehal MD; Comerci, George D. Jr MD, MACP. Journal of Addiction Medicine: 11/12 2022 - Volume 16 - Issue 6 - p 619-621 doi: 10.1097/ADM.0…

Kanada. Managed Alcohol Programs Offer Harm Reduction to Unhoused People

11. Dezember 2022 | Verschiedenes

Kanada. Managed Alcohol Programs Offer Harm Reduction to Unhoused People In Montreal and other Canadian cities, MAP participants are given the means to set their own drinking goals, plus housing or other supports. (Filter, USA, 06.12…

EMCDDA. Homelessness and drugs: health and social responses

11. Dezember 2022 | Verschiedenes

EMCDDA. Homelessness and drugs: health and social responses Homelessness is considered to be an intense form of social exclusion. It negatively affects physical and mental health, quality of life and access to employment and other economic, social…

Technical Brief. Harm Reduction for People Who Use Drugs: Priorities for Investment and Increased Impact in HIV Programming

11. Dezember 2022 | Verschiedenes

Technical Brief. Harm Reduction for People Who Use Drugs: Priorities for Investment and Increased Impact in HIV Programming The Global Fund, Allocation Period 2023-2025, Date published: 17 November 2022 https://www.theglobalfund.org/media/127…

HCV microelimination in harm reduction centres has benefits beyond HCV cure but is hampered by high reinfection rates.

11. Dezember 2022 | Verschiedenes

HCV microelimination in harm reduction centres has benefits beyond HCV cure but is hampered by high reinfection rates. Lens S, Miralpeix A, Gálvez M, Martró E, González N, Rodríguez-Tajes S, Mariño Z, Saludes V, Reyes-Urueña J, Majó X, Colom…

USA. California Can’t Afford Its Free Narcan Program. Will It Embrace Generic?

24. November 2022 | Naloxon

USA. California Can’t Afford Its Free Narcan Program. Will It Embrace Generic? A California naloxone delivery program is struggling to meet rising demand due to the expense of nasal spray Narcan. The situation highlights the the absurdity of state…

Griechenland. A Visit to the Drug Consumption Room in Athens

24. November 2022 | Konsumräume

Griechenland. A Visit to the Drug Consumption Room in Athens At the international meeting of the Corelation European Harm Reduction Network, participants had a chance to visit the Drug Consumption room of OKANA, the largest service provider in Gree…

Bayern. Drogensucht: Warum gibt es keine Konsumräume in Bayern?

22. November 2022 | Konsumräume

Bayern. Drogensucht: Warum gibt es keine Konsumräume in Bayern? (Audio und Text) Jedes Jahr sterben in Bayern etwa 250 Menschen an ihrer Drogensucht. Häufig ist die Ursache eine Überdosis - zum Beispiel von Heroin. Medizinisch überwachte Konsumräum…

UK. Bristol drug-checking service gains charity status

22. November 2022 | Drug checking

UK. Bristol drug-checking service gains charity status The UK's first Home Office licensed drug-checking service has been granted charity status. The Loop, which run pop-up sites, including at music festivals, plans to launch a regular testing sit…

Nigeria. ‘HIV can kill faster than the drug abuse’: Nigeria opens first needle exchange to tackle infection

22. November 2022 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Nigeria. ‘HIV can kill faster than the drug abuse’: Nigeria opens first needle exchange to tackle infection The programme, seen as a shift in attitudes in a zero-tolerance country, is aimed at curbing the spread of blood-borne disease. (The Guardia…

Comparing Projected Fatal Overdose Outcomes and Costs of Strategies to Expand Community-Based Distribution of Naloxone in Rhode Island.

22. November 2022 | Naloxon

Comparing Projected Fatal Overdose Outcomes and Costs of Strategies to Expand Community-Based Distribution of Naloxone in Rhode Island. USA. Zang X, Bessey SE, Krieger MS, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(11):e2241174. doi:10.1001/ja…

USA. FDA Announces Preliminary Assessment that Certain Naloxone Products Have the Potential to be Safe and Effective for Over-the-Counter Use

22. November 2022 | Naloxon

USA. FDA Announces Preliminary Assessment that Certain Naloxone Products Have the Potential to be Safe and Effective for Over-the-Counter Use Agency Continues to Encourage Sponsor Applications for Over-the-Counter Naloxone Products. (FDA – US Food&…

Providing naloxone to people who are prescribed opioids is a cost-effective way of preventing opioid overdose deaths

22. November 2022 | Naloxon

Providing naloxone to people who are prescribed opioids is a cost-effective way of preventing opioid overdose deaths Much of the research on the effects of naloxone distribution has focused on people with opioid use disorder. This study investigate…

USA. Harm-reduction efforts needed to curb overdose epidemic (AMA)

22. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

USA. Harm-reduction efforts needed to curb overdose epidemic (AMA) The U.S. drug-overdose epidemic continues to worsen as the number of deaths grew by nearly 15% in 2021—a grim total fueled by a 23% rise in the number of deaths linked to illicitly…

Forschungsbericht / Research Report. Kampagne zur Veränderung der Drogen-Applikationsform von intravenös zu inhalativ - Eine Mitarbeiter_innenbefragung in deutschen Suchthilfeeinrichtungen [Campaign to Change the Mode of Application of Drugs from Intraven

22. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

Forschungsbericht / Research Report. Kampagne zur Veränderung der Drogen-Applikationsform von intravenös zu inhalativ - Eine Mitarbeiter_innenbefragung in deutschen Suchthilfeeinrichtungen [Campaign to Change the Mode of Application of Drugs from In…

The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2022: The Right Side of History

22. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2022: The Right Side of History This Briefing Paper, drawn from The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2022: The Right Side of History, considers when, how and why the approach now known as tobacco har…

Beyond co-production: The construction of drug checking knowledge in a Canadian supervised injection facility.

12. November 2022 | Drug checking

Beyond co-production: The construction of drug checking knowledge in a Canadian supervised injection facility. Betsos A, Valleriani J, Boyd J, McNeil R. Soc Sci Med. 2022 Jul 21;314:115229. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115229. Epub ah…

UK. Drug checking services make festivals safer, research shows

12. November 2022 | Drug checking

UK. Drug checking services make festivals safer, research shows New research has found that drug checking services at festivals reduce the possibility of drug-related harm, provide opportunities for targeted health interventions amongst higher risk…

Drug-Checking - Regulierungs- und Förderbedarfe

12. November 2022 | Drug checking

Drug-Checking - Regulierungs- und Förderbedarfe Das Positionspapier entstand im Zusammenhang mit dem Fachtag Drug-Checking am 15.06.2022 in Frankfurt/Main, der vom Bundesministerium für Gesundheit gefördert wurde. Herausgeber: akzept e.V. - Bundes…

Was Harm Reduction ist und warum wir mehr davon brauchen

12. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

Was Harm Reduction ist und warum wir mehr davon brauchen Wortwörtlich übersetzt bedeutet harm reduction „Schadensreduzierung.“ Obwohl die Entwicklung erster harm reduction-Maßnahmen schon in den 1920er-Jahren begann, ist das Prinzip…

Kanada. Can drug users’ lives be saved by giving them uncontaminated heroin and cocaine?

12. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

Kanada. Can drug users’ lives be saved by giving them uncontaminated heroin and cocaine? A Vancouver “compassion club” is buying illicit drugs and testing for impurities before distributing them to users at risk of overdose. (The Hamilton Spectator…

Law Enforcement and Community Provision of Fentanyl Test Strips to People Who Use Drugs for Engagement and Referral to Services.

08. November 2022 | Drug checking

Law Enforcement and Community Provision of Fentanyl Test Strips to People Who Use Drugs for Engagement and Referral to Services. Olson R, Case P, Palacios WR, Hunter A, Lopes-McCoy V, Green TC. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022 Nov-Dec…

Warnmeldung: MDA statt MDMA

08. November 2022 | Drug checking

Warnmeldung: MDA statt MDMA (mindzone, München, 04.11.2022) https://mindzone.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NEWS-Substanz-Warnmeldung-A4-003.pdf

Implementation and Uptake of the Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream: A Statewide Public Health-Public Safety Partnership Drug Checking Program.

08. November 2022 | Drug checking

Implementation and Uptake of the Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream: A Statewide Public Health-Public Safety Partnership Drug Checking Program. Green TC, Olson R, Jarczyk C, Erowid E, Erowid F, Thyssen S, Wightman R, Del Pozo B, Michelson…

A systematic review of the distribution of take-home naloxone in low- and middle-income countries and barriers to the implementation of take-home naloxone programs.

08. November 2022 | Naloxon

A systematic review of the distribution of take-home naloxone in low- and middle-income countries and barriers to the implementation of take-home naloxone programs. Sajwani HS, Williams AV. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Oct 20;19(1):117. doi: 10…

A measurement invariance analysis of selected Opioid Overdose Knowledge Scale (OOKS) items among bystanders and first responders.

08. November 2022 | Naloxon

A measurement invariance analysis of selected Opioid Overdose Knowledge Scale (OOKS) items among bystanders and first responders. Swartz JA, Lin Q, Kim Y (2022) PLoS ONE 17(10): e0271418. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271418 https://j…

'It's the same thing as giving them CPR training': rural first responders' perspectives on naloxone.

08. November 2022 | Naloxon

'It's the same thing as giving them CPR training': rural first responders' perspectives on naloxone. Filteau MR, Green B, Kim F, McBride KA. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Oct 3;19(1):111. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00688-4. PMID: 36192736; PMCID: P…

Risks and overdose responses: Participant characteristics from the first seven years of a national take-home naloxone program.

08. November 2022 | Naloxon

Risks and overdose responses: Participant characteristics from the first seven years of a national take-home naloxone program. Ericson ØB, Eide D, Lobmaier P, Clausen T. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Nov 1;240:109645. doi: 10.1016/j.drugal…

Opioid Antagonists from the Orvinol Series as Potential Reversal Agents for Opioid Overdose.

08. November 2022 | Naloxon

Opioid Antagonists from the Orvinol Series as Potential Reversal Agents for Opioid Overdose. Disney A, Olson KM, Shafer AM, Moore SC, Anand JP, Traynor JR, Husbands SM. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2022 Nov 2;13(21):3108-3117. doi: 10.1021/acsch…

Harm Reduction International (2022) Global State of Harm Reduction 2022.

08. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

Harm Reduction International (2022) Global State of Harm Reduction 2022. London: Harm Reduction International. https://hri.global/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/HRI_GSHR-2022_Full-Report_Final.pdf

The Global State of Harm Reduction 2022

08. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

The Global State of Harm Reduction 2022 The Global State of Harm Reduction is the only report that provides an independent analysis of harm reduction in the world. Now in its the eighth edition, the Global State of Harm Reduction 202…

Harm Reduction Services Are Slowly Spreading Around the World

08. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

Harm Reduction Services Are Slowly Spreading Around the World Around the world, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental crisis and warfare, harm reduction services are slowly spreading. Global State of Harm Reduction 2022, a report released by…

Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada.

08. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada. Foreman-Mackey A, Pauly B, Ivsins A, Urbanoski K, Mans…

USA. The Vending Machine Saving Lives in Ohio

08. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

USA. The Vending Machine Saving Lives in Ohio Since early last year, a vending machine in the US state of Ohio has provided crucial harm reduction supplies to a local community. The machine, operated in Hamilton County by the non-profit Carac…

Schottland. Edinburgh drug consumption room study underway after deaths hit record high

08. November 2022 | Konsumräume

Schottland. Edinburgh drug consumption room study underway after deaths hit record high Whilst Glasgow's council continues to make the legal case for consumption rooms, Edinburgh is looking at the cost and possible location of such a facility in th…

The onset and severity of acute opioid toxicity in heroin overdose cases: a retrospective cohort study at a supervised injecting facility in Melbourne, Australia.

08. November 2022 | Konsumräume

The onset and severity of acute opioid toxicity in heroin overdose cases: a retrospective cohort study at a supervised injecting facility in Melbourne, Australia. Stam NC, Cogger S, Schumann JL, Weeks A, Roxburgh A, Dietze PM, Clark N. …

“Overdose Has Many Faces”: The Politics of Care in Responding to Overdose at Sydney’s Medically Supervised Injecting Centre.

08. November 2022 | Konsumräume

“Overdose Has Many Faces”: The Politics of Care in Responding to Overdose at Sydney’s Medically Supervised Injecting Centre. Dertadian, G. C., & Yates, K. (2022). Contemporary Drug Problems, 0(0). doi.org/10.1177/0091450922113…

Die 7. Nationale Substitutionskonferenz (NaSuKo) 21.09.2022 in Berlin - Beiträge zum Nachlesen oder Download

01. November 2022 | Naloxon

Die 7. Nationale Substitutionskonferenz (NaSuKo) 21.09.2022 in Berlin - Beiträge zum Nachlesen oder Download Hier stehen Ihnen die Beiträge der 7. NaSuKo zum Nachlesen oder Download zur Verfügung: – NALtrain – Rettet Leben; Simon Fleissn…

Schottland. Injecting equipment provision in Scotland 2021 to 2022

01. November 2022 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Schottland. Injecting equipment provision in Scotland 2021 to 2022 This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents information on injecting equipment provision (IEP). This includes the number of outlets, attendances and the types of injecting…

Attitude changes following short-form opioid overdose video education: a pilot study.

01. November 2022 | Naloxon

Attitude changes following short-form opioid overdose video education: a pilot study. Galiher MV, Huffman M. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Oct 14;19(1):114. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00696-4. PMID: 36241995; PMCID: PMC9562080. https://www.ncbi.nl…

Naloxone administration by law enforcement officers in New York State (2015-2020).

01. November 2022 | Naloxon

Naloxone administration by law enforcement officers in New York State (2015-2020). Pourtaher E, Payne ER, Fera N, Rowe K, Leung SJ, Stancliff S, Hammer M, Vinehout J, Dailey MW. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Sep 19;19(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s12954…

Characteristics of events in which police responded to overdoses: an examination of incident reports in Rhode Island.

01. November 2022 | Naloxon

Characteristics of events in which police responded to overdoses: an examination of incident reports in Rhode Island. Macmadu A, Yolken A, Frueh L, Toussaint JR, Newman R, Jacka BP, Collins AB, Marshall BDL. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Oct 18;…

UK. Glastonbury Festival may have to review drug testing policy

01. November 2022 | Drug checking

UK. Glastonbury Festival may have to review drug testing policy Glastonbury Festival might have to change its drug testing policy as part of a review of its licence. The licence for the event, at Worthy Farm in Somerset, includes a management plan…

Neuseeland. Music festival organisers and drug-checking clinics set for unrestricted summer season

01. November 2022 | Drug checking

Neuseeland. Music festival organisers and drug-checking clinics set for unrestricted summer season New Zealand's new drug-checking legislation will be put to the test in what looks set to be the first unrestricted music festival season since the pa…

Irland. Results from Irelands first back of house drug testing

01. November 2022 | Drug checking

Irland. Results from Irelands first back of house drug testing The HSE National Social Inclusion Office has launched their findings from Ireland’s first ‘back of house’ drug testing pilot programme. National Social Inclusion - Health Service Execut…

Mindzone (Bayern): Hier findest du alle Warnmeldungen aus dem NEWS-Projekt

01. November 2022 | Drug checking

Mindzone (Bayern): Hier findest du alle Warnmeldungen aus dem NEWS-Projekt „Freizeitdrogen“ sind ein brisantes Thema. Die meisten Jugendlichen kommen damit irgendwann einmal in Berührung und viele konsumieren sie auch. Suchtgefahren und körper…

Irland. In a landmark harm reduction move, drug testing is to be piloted at the Electric Picnic - It's part of the HSE's #SaferNightLife initiative

01. November 2022 | Drug checking

Irland. In a landmark harm reduction move, drug testing is to be piloted at the Electric Picnic - It's part of the HSE's #SaferNightLife initiative History will be made at the Electric Picnic as the Health Service Executive operates Ireland’s first…

The North American opioid crisis: how effective are supervised consumption sites?

01. November 2022 | Konsumräume

The North American opioid crisis: how effective are supervised consumption sites? Kennedy, Mary Clare et al. The Lancet, Volume 400, Issue 10361, 1403 - 1404 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)01593-8/fulltext

NRW. Jahresbericht 2021 - Drogenkonsumräume in Nordrhein-Westfalen

01. November 2022 | Konsumräume

NRW. Jahresbericht 2021 - Drogenkonsumräume in Nordrhein-Westfalen Hrsg.: SuchtKooperation NRW, 2022 https://suchtkooperation.nrw/fileadmin/user_upload/Jahresbericht_2021_final_Korrektur.pdf

Impact of drug consumption rooms on non-fatal overdoses, abscesses and emergency department visits in people who inject drugs in France: results from the COSINUS cohort.

01. November 2022 | Konsumräume

Impact of drug consumption rooms on non-fatal overdoses, abscesses and emergency department visits in people who inject drugs in France: results from the COSINUS cohort. Roux P, Jauffret-Roustide M, Donadille C, Briand Madrid L, Denis C, Célé…

Minimising the Harms from Methamphetamine. The Helen Clark Foundation and New Zealand Drug Foundation, Wellington.

01. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

Minimising the Harms from Methamphetamine. The Helen Clark Foundation and New Zealand Drug Foundation, Wellington. Yasbek, P., Mercier K., Dr Elder, H., Dr Crossin, R., Prof. Baker, M. (2022). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MVdFkDCr3IhMZhP…

Kanada. British Columbia: Vancouver club will continue to distribute hard drugs in bid to save lives, despite Health Canada rejection

01. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

Kanada. British Columbia: Vancouver club will continue to distribute hard drugs in bid to save lives, despite Health Canada rejection Drug User Liberation Front says regulating illicit supply will prevent further deaths. (CBC – Kanada, 01.09.2…

Piloting Smart Home Sensors to Detect Overnight Respiratory and Withdrawal Symptoms in Adults Prescribed Opioids

01. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

Piloting Smart Home Sensors to Detect Overnight Respiratory and Withdrawal Symptoms in Adults Prescribed Opioids Wilson, Marian et al. Pain Management Nursing, Volume 0, Issue 0 https://www.painmanagementnursing.org/article/S1524-9042(22)00…

A concept mapping study of service user design of safer supply as an alternative to the illicit drug market.

01. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

A concept mapping study of service user design of safer supply as an alternative to the illicit drug market. Pauly B, McCall J, Cameron F, Stuart H, Hobbs H, Sullivan G, Ranger C, Urbanoski K. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 Oct 7;110:103849…

DAH. So geht niedrigschwellig: Telemedizin, Drugchecking und Naloxon to go

01. November 2022 | Verschiedenes

DAH. So geht niedrigschwellig: Telemedizin, Drugchecking und Naloxon to go Aus der Not heraus geht Montréal pragmatische Wege bei der Risikominimierung. Der Drogenkonsumraum von CACTUS gibt Einblicke in die Zukunft von Drogenhilfeangeboten. Ein Ort…

‘Canberra ketamine’: new recreational drug discovered at Australian pill-testing service

01. November 2022 | Drug checking

‘Canberra ketamine’: new recreational drug discovered at Australian pill-testing service ‘As far as we’re aware, this is the first detection of a new drug by a drug-checking service anywhere in the world,’ says professor. (The Guardian, UK, 18.10.2…

Enhancing Patient Choice: Using Self-administered Intranasal Naloxone for Novel Rapid Buprenorphine Initiation.

11. Oktober 2022 | Naloxon

Enhancing Patient Choice: Using Self-administered Intranasal Naloxone for Novel Rapid Buprenorphine Initiation. Randall A, Hull I, Martin SA. J Addict Med. 2022 Sep 23. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001073. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 3614…

Prevention and Housing: a Qualitative Study Examining Drug Use, Overdose Risk, and Access to Safer Supply in Permanent Supportive Housing in Vancouver, Canada.

11. Oktober 2022 | Verschiedenes

Prevention and Housing: a Qualitative Study Examining Drug Use, Overdose Risk, and Access to Safer Supply in Permanent Supportive Housing in Vancouver, Canada. Ivsins A, MacKinnon L, Bowles JM, Slaunwhite A, Bardwell G. Overdose J Urba…

Experiences of harm reduction service providers during dual public health emergencies in Canada: Substance use in Canada 2022.

11. Oktober 2022 | Verschiedenes

Experiences of harm reduction service providers during dual public health emergencies in Canada: Substance use in Canada 2022. Taha, S., King, S., & Atif, S. (2022). Ottawa, Ont.: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction…

Child-centred harm reduction.

11. Oktober 2022 | Verschiedenes

Child-centred harm reduction. Barrett D, Stoicescu C, Thumath M, Maynard E, Turner R, Shirley-Beavan S, Kurcevič E, Petersson F, Hasselgård-Rowe J, Giacomello C, Wåhlin E, Lines R. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 Sep 26;109:103857. doi: 10.101…

Cannabis use and public health: time for a comprehensive harm-to-others framework

11. Oktober 2022 | Verschiedenes

Cannabis use and public health: time for a comprehensive harm-to-others framework Fischer, Benedikt et al. The Lancet Public Health, Volume 7, Issue 10, e808 - e809 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(22)00205-5/…

Heroin pipe distribution to reduce high-risk drug consumption behaviors among people who use heroin: a pilot quasi-experimental study.

11. Oktober 2022 | Verschiedenes

Heroin pipe distribution to reduce high-risk drug consumption behaviors among people who use heroin: a pilot quasi-experimental study. Fitzpatrick T, McMahan VM, Frank ND, Glick SN, Violette LR, Davis S, Jama S. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Sep…

'Why would we not want to keep everybody safe?' The views of family members of people who use drugs on the implementation of drug consumption rooms in Scotland.

11. Oktober 2022 | Konsumräume

'Why would we not want to keep everybody safe?' The views of family members of people who use drugs on the implementation of drug consumption rooms in Scotland. Parkes T, Price T, Foster R, Trayner KMA, Sumnall HR, Livingston W, Perkins A, Ca…

Patient perspectives on naloxone receipt in the emergency department: a qualitative exploration.

11. Oktober 2022 | Naloxon

Patient perspectives on naloxone receipt in the emergency department: a qualitative exploration. Lowenstein M, Sangha HK, Spadaro A, Perrone J, Delgado MK, Agarwal AK. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Aug 26;19(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00677-…

USA. FDA Exempts Harm Reduction From Biggest Naloxone Access Restrictions

11. Oktober 2022 | Naloxon

USA. FDA Exempts Harm Reduction From Biggest Naloxone Access Restrictions On September 22, the Food and Drug Administration announced that harm reduction naloxone suppliers are exempt from wholesale pharmaceutical distribution restrictions, effecti…

Naloxone administration by law enforcement officers in New York State (2015-2020).

11. Oktober 2022 | Naloxon

Challenges for drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration of police perceptions.

11. Oktober 2022 | Drug checking

Challenges for drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration of police perceptions. Falzon, D., Aston, E.V., Carver, H. et al. Harm Reduct J 19, 105 (2022). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00686-6 https://harmreductionj…

A Realist Review of How Community-Based Drug Checking Services Could Be Designed and Implemented to Promote Engagement of People Who Use Drugs.

11. Oktober 2022 | Drug checking

A Realist Review of How Community-Based Drug Checking Services Could Be Designed and Implemented to Promote Engagement of People Who Use Drugs. Masterton W, Falzon D, Burton G, Carver H, Wallace B, Aston EV, Sumnall H, Measham F, Gittins R, C…

Check It: How Drug Testing Programs Can Reduce Overdose Deaths

11. Oktober 2022 | Drug checking

Check It: How Drug Testing Programs Can Reduce Overdose Deaths (…) Whether the goal is to prevent overdoses, treat addiction, or stop kids from using drugs, all effective drug strategies require empathy and compassion for human suffering. Eve…

Hacker Ethics: Learning Lessons from Darknet Marketplaces

10. Oktober 2022 | Verschiedenes

Hacker Ethics: Learning Lessons from Darknet Marketplaces The rise of darknet marketplaces (DNMs) illustrates the systemic failings of drug war enforcement. From the perspective of the hackers behind this technology, they have, in the last de…

Intersecting substance use treatment and harm reduction services: exploring the characteristics and service needs of a community-based sample of people who use drugs.

06. Oktober 2022 | Verschiedenes

Intersecting substance use treatment and harm reduction services: exploring the characteristics and service needs of a community-based sample of people who use drugs. Krawczyk N, Allen ST, Schneider KE, Solomon K, Shah H, Morris M, Harris SJ…

Australien. Pill-testing research shows governments need to do more

06. Oktober 2022 | Drug checking

Australien. Pill-testing research shows governments need to do more A new study monitoring a community-led pill-testing service at a music festival has found the vast majority of attendees would discard drugs found to contain unexpected substances…

Australien. Inside the clinic helping heroin users ‘break that cycle’

06. Oktober 2022 | Konsumräume

Australien. Inside the clinic helping heroin users ‘break that cycle’ Adelaide's heroin consumption reached the highest levels on record last year. From within Clinic H in the city, Dr Benny Tang is helping hundreds of people to stop using the stre…

USA. A Needle Exchange Project Modeled on Urban Efforts Aims to Save Lives in Rural Nevada

06. Oktober 2022 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

USA. A Needle Exchange Project Modeled on Urban Efforts Aims to Save Lives in Rural Nevada ELKO, Nev. — Richard Cusolito believes he's saving lives by distributing clean syringes and needles to people who use drugs in this rural area of northeaster…

Dortmund. Die Suche nach einer zentral gelegenen Immobilie war problematisch: Nach 20 Jahren Pause bekommt Dortmund wieder eine (Not-) Schlafstelle für Drogensüchtige

13. September 2022 | Verschiedenes

Dortmund. Die Suche nach einer zentral gelegenen Immobilie war problematisch: Nach 20 Jahren Pause bekommt Dortmund wieder eine (Not-) Schlafstelle für Drogensüchtige Dortmund bekommt nach rund 20 Jahren wieder eine (Not-) Schlafstelle für Drogensü…

USA. “Where They’re At”—Harm Reduction in Rural America

13. September 2022 | Verschiedenes

USA. “Where They’re At”—Harm Reduction in Rural America On a warm winter night, a small group of harm reduction workers in Charleston, West Virginia, stuffed the trunk of a gray car with hundreds of kits containing sterile syringes, light blue tour…

WOHNUNG_LOS! Die Kampagne der BAG W zum Nationalen Aktionsplan zur Überwindung von Wohnungsnot und Wohnungslosigkeit - KAMPAGNENAUFRUF

13. September 2022 | Verschiedenes

WOHNUNG_LOS! Die Kampagne der BAG W zum Nationalen Aktionsplan zur Überwindung von Wohnungsnot und Wohnungslosigkeit - KAMPAGNENAUFRUF JETZT HANDELN, um bis 2030 Wohnungsnot und Wohnungslosigkeit in Deutschland zu beenden! Die Bundesregierung ist…

Trends in Out-of-Pocket Costs for Naloxone by Drug Brand and Payer in the US, 2010-2018.

23. August 2022 | Naloxon

Trends in Out-of-Pocket Costs for Naloxone by Drug Brand and Payer in the US, 2010-2018. Peet ED, Powell D, Pacula RL. JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(8):e222663. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2663 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-h…

NALOXONE ADMINISTRATION BY ADDICTION & HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS IN IRELAND: 2018-2020

14. August 2022 | Naloxon

NALOXONE ADMINISTRATION BY ADDICTION & HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS IN IRELAND: 2018-2020 Dr David Evans, Tim Bingham, Sarah Hamza, Prof Eamon Keenan DRUG INSIGHTS REPORT 2, National Social Inclusion Office, 2022 https://www…

USA. California Becomes Second State to Defy Federal Law and Authorize Safe Consumption Sites

14. August 2022 | Konsumräume

USA. California Becomes Second State to Defy Federal Law and Authorize Safe Consumption Sites This week the California State legislature passed and sent to the Governor’s desk SB57, introduced by Senator Scott Wiener, which authorizes the County an…

Effect of police action on low-barrier substance use disorder service utilization.

14. August 2022 | Verschiedenes

Effect of police action on low-barrier substance use disorder service utilization. Weisenthal K, Kimmel SD, Kehoe J, Larochelle MR, Walley AY, Taylor JL. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Jul 29;19(1):86. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00668-8. PMID: 35906…

Resuscitation simulation among people who are likely to witness opioid overdose: Experiences from the SOONER Trial.

14. August 2022 | Naloxon

Resuscitation simulation among people who are likely to witness opioid overdose: Experiences from the SOONER Trial. Whittall JP, Orkin AM, Handford C, Klaiman M, Leece P, Charles M, et al. (2022) PLoS ONE 17(7): e0270829. https://doi.o…

A longitudinal study of naloxone opioid overdose awareness and reversal training for first-year medical students: specific elements require reinforcement.

14. August 2022 | Naloxon

A longitudinal study of naloxone opioid overdose awareness and reversal training for first-year medical students: specific elements require reinforcement. Sandhu RK, Heller MV, Buckanavage J, Haslund-Gourley B, Leckron J, Kupersmith B, Goss N…

Design details for overdose education and take-home naloxone kits: Codesign with family medicine, emergency department, addictions medicine and community.

14. August 2022 | Naloxon

Design details for overdose education and take-home naloxone kits: Codesign with family medicine, emergency department, addictions medicine and community. Sellen K, Goso N, Halleran L, Mulvale A, Sarmiento F, Ligabue F, Handford C, Klaim…

USA. Music Festivals Embrace Overdose Reversal Drugs, but Fentanyl Testing Kits Remain Taboo

14. August 2022 | Naloxon

USA. Music Festivals Embrace Overdose Reversal Drugs, but Fentanyl Testing Kits Remain Taboo (…) Music festivals once frowned upon naloxone, and some banned it. But even though what’s known as harm reduction — the concept of minimizing the negative…

Acceptability of supervised injection facilities among persons who inject drugs in upstate New York.

14. August 2022 | Konsumräume

Acceptability of supervised injection facilities among persons who inject drugs in upstate New York. Duncan E, Shufelt S, Barranco M, Udo T. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Jul 30;19(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00665-x. PMID: 35907854; PMCID: P…

Overdose Prevention Centers: An Essential Strategy to Address the Overdose Crisis.

14. August 2022 | Konsumräume

Overdose Prevention Centers: An Essential Strategy to Address the Overdose Crisis. Samuels EA, Bailer DA, Yolken A. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jul 1;5(7):e2222153. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22153. PMID: 35838675. https://jamanetwork…

Finnland. Finnish Drug Consumption Rooms Gain Popular and Political Support

14. August 2022 | Konsumräume

Finnland. Finnish Drug Consumption Rooms Gain Popular and Political Support According to the latest EMCDDA Drug Report, there were 258 drug-induced deaths in Finland in 2020, one of the highest rates in Europe considering the population size is abo…

Priority setting for Canadian Take-Home Naloxone best practice guideline development: an adapted online Delphi method.

09. August 2022 | Naloxon

Priority setting for Canadian Take-Home Naloxone best practice guideline development: an adapted online Delphi method. Ferguson M, Medley A, Rittenbach K, Brothers TD, Strike C, Ng J, Leece P, Elton-Marshall T, Ali F, Lorenzetti DL, Buxton JA…

Implementation of buprenorphine services in NYC syringe services programs: a qualitative process evaluati

09. August 2022 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Implementation of buprenorphine services in NYC syringe services programs: a qualitative process evaluation. Jakubowski A, Rath C, Harocopos A, Wright M, Welch A, Kattan J, Navos Behrends C, Lopez-Castro T, Fox AD. Harm Reduct J. 2022…

First 2 Months of Operation at First Publicly Recognized Overdose Prevention Centers in US.

09. August 2022 | Konsumräume

First 2 Months of Operation at First Publicly Recognized Overdose Prevention Centers in US. Harocopos A, Gibson BE, Saha N, McRae MT, See K, Rivera S, Chokshi DA. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jul 1;5(7):e2222149. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2…

USA. Saving lives by testing illicit drugs for secret, often-deadly ingredients

02. August 2022 | Drug checking

USA. Saving lives by testing illicit drugs for secret, often-deadly ingredients In a toxicology lab at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, a team of Brown University researchers has been testing samples labeled "biohazard" to discover the precise…

UK. Here’s How to Make Music Festivals Safer for Everyone

02. August 2022 | Verschiedenes

UK. Here’s How to Make Music Festivals Safer for Everyone We went to Secret Garden Party to explore the innovative ways they are tackling drug use, mental health and sexual assault. (VICE, UK, 29.07.2022) https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d33zx/her…

Party keepers: a significant community-based intervention for harm reduction.

02. August 2022 | Verschiedenes

Party keepers: a significant community-based intervention for harm reduction. Zucker R, Mor Z, Abudin A, Davis G, Arroyo H, Wagner Kolasko G, Arad D, Shilo G. Isr J Health Policy Res. 2022 Jun 3;11(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s13584-022-00535-…

USA. Exclusive: For the First Time, Harm Reduction Gets a Naloxone of Its Own

02. August 2022 | Naloxon

USA. Exclusive: For the First Time, Harm Reduction Gets a Naloxone of Its Own In late April 2021, a manufacturing disruption brought Pfizer’s naloxone production to a standstill, leaving more than half the country’s harm reduction programs wit…

State naloxone co-prescribing laws show mixed effects on overdose mortality rates.

02. August 2022 | Naloxon

State naloxone co-prescribing laws show mixed effects on overdose mortality rates. Duska M, Rhoads JM, Saunders EC, Onega T. Drug Science, Policy and Law. January 2022. doi:10.1177/20503245221112575 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/fu…

Responding to a surge in overdose deaths: perspectives from US syringe services programs.

02. August 2022 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Responding to a surge in overdose deaths: perspectives from US syringe services programs. Frost MC, Austin EJ, Corcorran MA, Briggs ES, Behrends CN, Juarez AM, Frank ND, Healy E, Prohaska SM, LaKosky PA, Kapadia SN, Perlman DC, Schackman BR…

USA. The NIDA-funded National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS), Coordinating Center at UF

28. Juli 2022 | Drug checking

USA. The NIDA-funded National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS), Coordinating Center at UF The National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS), funded to the University of Florida by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), provides the field…

Kanada. Agency looking to open overdose prevention site in Saint John amid 'poisoned' drug supply

28. Juli 2022 | Konsumräume

Kanada. Agency looking to open overdose prevention site in Saint John amid 'poisoned' drug supply ‘We just want to keep people alive,’ Avenue B executive director Julie Dingwell says. (CBC, Kanada, 20.07.2022) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/n…

USA. Thousands of Free Naloxone Doses Hitting Music Events This Summer

28. Juli 2022 | Naloxon

USA. Thousands of Free Naloxone Doses Hitting Music Events This Summer Music events feel like one of the last safe, unifying cultural gatherings in a country ravaged by divisions and stresses, including the pressures of a multi-year pandemic. Most…

Kanada. A Report on British Columbia’s Unregulated Drug Supply - Drug checking trends across British Columbia January to December 2021

28. Juli 2022 | Drug checking

Kanada. A Report on British Columbia’s Unregulated Drug Supply - Drug checking trends across British Columbia January to December 2021 BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU), Juni 2022 https://drugcheckingbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/BCCSU…

Australien. Australia's first fixed-site pill testing to open in Canberra in bid for harm reduction

28. Juli 2022 | Drug checking

Australien. Australia's first fixed-site pill testing to open in Canberra in bid for harm reduction The nation's first fixed-site pill and drug testing clinic will open its doors in the ACT on Thursday, in a bid to reduce the harm caused by drugs…

Schottland. RADAR: Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response

18. Juli 2022 | Drug checking

Schottland. RADAR: Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response Radar, a system to collect, assess and communicate information about street drugs being used in Scotland. (Public Health Scotland, Schottland, Juni 2022) https://www.publichealthscotland.sco…

The relationship between police contacts for drug use-related crime and future arrests, incarceration, and overdoses: a retrospective observational study highlighting the need to break the vicious cycle.

14. Juli 2022 | Verschiedenes

The relationship between police contacts for drug use-related crime and future arrests, incarceration, and overdoses: a retrospective observational study highlighting the need to break the vicious cycle. Zhang A, Balles JA, Nyland JE, Nguyen…

Implementation and sustainability of safe consumption sites: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis.

14. Juli 2022 | Konsumräume

Implementation and sustainability of safe consumption sites: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis. Yoon GH, Levengood TW, Davoust MJ, Ogden SN, Kral AH, Cahill SR, Bazzi AR. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Jul 5;19(1):73. doi: 10…

USA/Kalifornien. Senator Wiener’s Safe Consumption Sites Legislation Passes Assembly

14. Juli 2022 | Konsumräume

USA/Kalifornien. Senator Wiener’s Safe Consumption Sites Legislation Passes Assembly Sacramento - Senate Bill 57, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), passed the Assembly by a vote of 42-28. It will now return to the Senate for a con…

Kanada. B.C. doctor hands naloxone to dealers, rents bus to get users to care

14. Juli 2022 | Naloxon

Kanada. B.C. doctor hands naloxone to dealers, rents bus to get users to care Dr. Aseem Grover found innovative ways to help drug users in Hope — including handing naloxone to dealers and renting a bus to get people to care — until he could create…

Schottland. Edinburgh prisoners to receive training for drug that counters heroin overdose

14. Juli 2022 | Naloxon

Schottland. Edinburgh prisoners to receive training for drug that counters heroin overdose Over 300 prisoners at HMP Edinburgh are being primed to take on special training to apply naloxone, which has been rolled out to treat those suffering a hero…

EMCDDA. Using the Global Drug Survey for harm reduction

12. Juli 2022 | Verschiedenes

EMCDDA. Using the Global Drug Survey for harm reduction The data from the Global Drug Survey (GDS) contains invaluable information that can answer key and novel questions related to the epidemiology of psychoactive substance use as well as inform t…

Urgent need to expand syringe services programs in South Carolina and beyond.

12. Juli 2022 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Urgent need to expand syringe services programs in South Carolina and beyond. Pham Q, Burrows M, Litwin A. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2022 Jun 21;17(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s13011-022-00476-0. PMID: 35729624; PMCID: PMC9210717. https…

USA. A Look Inside America's First Overdose Prevention Centre (Video)

11. Juli 2022 | Konsumräume

USA. A Look Inside America's First Overdose Prevention Centre (Video) Look around the Overdose Prevention Centre (OPC) that opened in New York at the end of 2021. This is the first of its kind in the whole of the USA. The OPC opened with permission…

Implementing drug checking as an illicit drug market intervention within the supply chain in a Canadian setting,

11. Juli 2022 | Drug checking

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Australien. Drug checking among a sample of people who regularly use ecstasy and other illegal stimulants in Darwin, Northern Territory, 2019-2021

11. Juli 2022 | Drug checking

Australien. Drug checking among a sample of people who regularly use ecstasy and other illegal stimulants in Darwin, Northern Territory, 2019-2021 Cate King, Amy Peacock, Cassandra Wright and Rachel Sutherland NDARC – National Drug and Alcohol Res…

Take-home drug checking as a novel harm reduction strategy in British Columbia, Canada.

11. Juli 2022 | Drug checking

Take-home drug checking as a novel harm reduction strategy in British Columbia, Canada. Klaire S, Janssen RM, Olson K, Bridgeman J, Korol EE, Chu T, Ghafari C, Sabeti S, Buxton JA, Lysyshyn M. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 Jun 4;106:103741…

akzept e.V. Nachlese Fachtag Drug-Checking am 15.06.2022 in Frankfurt

11. Juli 2022 | Drug checking

akzept e.V. Nachlese Fachtag Drug-Checking am 15.06.2022 in Frankfurt Am 15. Juni 2022 fand in Frankfurt/Main die Fachtagung Drug-Checking statt. Sie wurde vom Bundesministerium für Gesundheit gefördert. Die Beiträge der Referent*innen f…

Australien. Australia’s first fixed pill testing site to launch in Canberra with hopes of sparking a national initiative

11. Juli 2022 | Drug checking

Australien. Australia’s first fixed pill testing site to launch in Canberra with hopes of sparking a national initiative Organisers say the centre is a ‘real watershed’ moment and will open two nights a week from 19 July. (The Guardian, UK, 25.06.2…

Belgien. Drugs: Brussels opens a supervised consumption room

11. Juli 2022 | Konsumräume

Belgien. Drugs: Brussels opens a supervised consumption room Brussels, Belgium, May 2022 – As part of an approach to drugs based on harm reduction, and resulting from years of preparatory work by the City of Brussels with the support of the Brussel…

Use, awareness and uptake of take-home naloxone among a sample of people who regularly inject drugs and use opioids in South Australia

11. Juli 2022 | Naloxon

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Expert views on state-level naloxone access laws: a qualitative analysis of an online modified-Delphi process.

11. Juli 2022 | Naloxon

Expert views on state-level naloxone access laws: a qualitative analysis of an online modified-Delphi process. Grant S, Smart R. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Jun 8;19(1):64. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00645-1. PMID: 35676719; PMCID: PMC9175531. h…

Who is using take-home naloxone? An examination of supersavers.

11. Juli 2022 | Naloxon

Who is using take-home naloxone? An examination of supersavers. Eide D, Lobmaier P, Clausen T. Harm Reduct J. 2022 Jun 18;19(1):65. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00647-z. PMID: 35717240; PMCID: PMC9206241. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/a…

Civil Society Monitoring of Harm Reduction in Europe, 2021. Data Report.

27. Juni 2022 | Verschiedenes

Civil Society Monitoring of Harm Reduction in Europe, 2021. Data Report. Rigoni, R,; Tammi, T.; van der Gouwe, D.; Moura,J.; Prins-Schiffer, K (2022). Amsterdam, Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network. https://www.correlation-net.org…

USA. Opioids: 4 ways to reduce harm, overdose and death

27. Juni 2022 | Verschiedenes

USA. Opioids: 4 ways to reduce harm, overdose and death Experts share tips for individuals, clinicians and community members to improve how to address substance use disorders and save lives. (University of Michigan, USA. 07.06.2022) https://…

UK. Take Home Naloxone in the UK

27. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

UK. Take Home Naloxone in the UK Naloxone (provided under the brand names Prenoxad and Nyxoid in the UK) is a medication used to reverse opioid overdose. Since 2015, this medication has been more widely available in the UK as a ‘take home’ emergenc…

UK. ACMD Naloxone Review

27. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

UK. ACMD Naloxone Review The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has undertaken a review of the availability and implementation of naloxone in the UK. (ACMD, UK, 17.06.2022) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/acmd-naloxone-review

UK. More work needed to increase availability of naloxone, says ACMD

27. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

UK. More work needed to increase availability of naloxone, says ACMD More needs to be done to increase the availability and use of naloxone, according to a report from ACMD. Community pharmacies should be able to deliver take-home naloxone a…

USA. Naloxone saves Lives

26. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

USA. Naloxone saves Lives Clinicians play an important role in raising awareness about naloxone. Talk with your patients and their family, friends, and caregivers about the benefits of naloxone. Help reduce the stigma sometimes experienced with its…

UK. Is drug testing going to become a regular part of UK festivals?

21. Juni 2022 | Drug checking

UK. Is drug testing going to become a regular part of UK festivals? The first festival season since the end of coronavirus restrictions is well underway - with festivalgoers looking forward to events like Glastonbury opening their gates for the fir…

Dead Space in Syringes Explained

21. Juni 2022 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Dead Space in Syringes Explained A short film explaining the importance of dead space as a factor in the transmission of blood borne viruses amongst people who inject drugs. (exchangesupplies.org, UK, 08.06.2022, Video, 03:49) https://www.yo…

EMCDDA webinar: Drug consumption rooms in Europe (02.06.2022) - Video

21. Juni 2022 | Konsumräume

EMCDDA webinar: Drug consumption rooms in Europe (02.06.2022) - Video Objective: The main objective of this webinar is to provide an overview of the different types of drug consumptions rooms (DCRs) in Europe. It will describe the challenges and cu…

Setting foot in private spaces: extending the hepatitis C cascade of care to automatic needle/syringe dispensing machines, a mixed methods study.

21. Juni 2022 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Setting foot in private spaces: extending the hepatitis C cascade of care to automatic needle/syringe dispensing machines, a mixed methods study. Coupland, H., Henderson, C., Pritchard-Jones, J. et al. Harm Reduct J 19, 56 (20…

The hepatitis C epidemic in Canada: An overview of recent trends in surveillance, injection drug use, harm reduction and treatment.

21. Juni 2022 | Verschiedenes

The hepatitis C epidemic in Canada: An overview of recent trends in surveillance, injection drug use, harm reduction and treatment. Lourenço L, Kelly M, Tarasuk J, Stairs K, Bryson M, Popovic N, Aho J. Can Commun Dis Rep. 2021 Dec 9;47…

Schottland. National naloxone programme Scotland - Quarterly monitoring bulletin Quarterly Monitoring Bulletin October to December (Q3) 2021 to 2022

21. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

Schottland. National naloxone programme Scotland - Quarterly monitoring bulletin Quarterly Monitoring Bulletin October to December (Q3) 2021 to 2022 (Public Health Scotland, 07.06.2022) https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/national-n…

Australien. Injecting room has not only saved lives, it has protected clients from violence

06. Juni 2022 | Konsumräume

Australien. Injecting room has not only saved lives, it has protected clients from violence Violence is no stranger in the world of illicit drugs. But Sydney’s injection room gives its users a much-needed respite from it. (UNSW – University of New…

Acceptability of Overdose Prevention Sites in the Business Community in Baltimore, Maryland.

05. Juni 2022 | Konsumräume

Acceptability of Overdose Prevention Sites in the Business Community in Baltimore, Maryland. Sherman SG, Rouhani S, White RH, Weicker N, Morris M, Schneider K, Park JN, Barry C. J Urban Health. 2022 May 24:1–10. doi: 10.1007/s11524-022…

Beliefs and misperceptions about naloxone and overdose among U.S. laypersons: a cross-sectional study.

05. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

Beliefs and misperceptions about naloxone and overdose among U.S. laypersons: a cross-sectional study. Agley J, Xiao Y, Eldridge L, Meyerson B, Golzarri-Arroyo L. BMC Public Health. 2022 May 10;22(1):924. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13298-…

Awareness and knowledge of the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act among people at risk of witnessing an overdose in British Columbia, Canada: a multi-methods cross sectional study.

05. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

Awareness and knowledge of the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act among people at risk of witnessing an overdose in British Columbia, Canada: a multi-methods cross sectional study. Ackermann E, Kievit B, Xavier J, Barbic S, Ferguson M, Greer A…

Naloxone-associated pulmonary edema in a 3-year-old with opioid overdose.

05. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

Naloxone-associated pulmonary edema in a 3-year-old with opioid overdose. Grout S, Dave M, Lefort R. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2022 May 23;3(3):e12740. doi: 10.1002/emp2.12740. PMID: 35619624; PMCID: PMC9127350. https://www.ncb…

Are thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) and analog taltirelin viable reversal agents of opioid-induced respiratory depression?

05. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

Are thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) and analog taltirelin viable reversal agents of opioid-induced respiratory depression? Algera MH, Cotten JF, van Velzen M, Niesters M, Boon M, Shoham DS, Dandrea KE, van der Schrier R, Dahan A. P…

Best practices for community-based overdose education and naloxone distribution programs: results from using the Delphi approach.

05. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

Best practices for community-based overdose education and naloxone distribution programs: results from using the Delphi approach. Wenger LD, Doe-Simkins M, Wheeler E, Ongais L, Morris T, Bluthenthal RN, Kral AH, Lambdin BH. Harm Reduct…

Take-Home Naloxone Kits: Attitudes and Likelihood-Of-Use Outcomes from a European Survey of Potential Overdose Witnesses.

05. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

Take-Home Naloxone Kits: Attitudes and Likelihood-Of-Use Outcomes from a European Survey of Potential Overdose Witnesses. McDonald R, Breidahl S, Abel-Ollo K, Akhtar S, Clausen T, Day E, Kelleher M, McAuley A, Petersen H, Sefranek M, Thiesen…

Drug Consumption Rooms and Public Health Policy: Perspectives of Scottish Strategic Decision-Makers.

04. Juni 2022 | Konsumräume

Drug Consumption Rooms and Public Health Policy: Perspectives of Scottish Strategic Decision-Makers. Nicholls J, Livingston W, Perkins A, Cairns B, Foster R, Trayner KMA, Sumnall HR, Price T, Cairney P, Dumbrell J, Parkes T. Internatio…

Kanada. Expanding overdose prevention sites in Vancouver, Canada, has beneficial health impacts

04. Juni 2022 | Konsumräume

Kanada. Expanding overdose prevention sites in Vancouver, Canada, has beneficial health impacts To help combat the record-breaking rates of drug overdose deaths, Canada implemented 20 overdose prevention sites across British Columbia, with 5 in Van…

Irland. HSE launches festival drug harm reduction campaign 2022

04. Juni 2022 | Verschiedenes

Irland. HSE launches festival drug harm reduction campaign 2022 The HSE is, today (Wednesday 25th May 2022), launching a new drug harm-reduction campaign aimed at people attending Irish music festivals. This new campaign offers pract…

Irland. 'Medics are your mates': HSE launches harm-reduction campaign for drug users at music festivals

04. Juni 2022 | Verschiedenes

Irland. 'Medics are your mates': HSE launches harm-reduction campaign for drug users at music festivals The campaign also urges festival-goers to ‘leave the mixing to the DJs’. (The Journal, Irland, 25.05.2022) https://www.thejournal.ie/drugs-fest…

Naloxone administration—no balance without titration.

04. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

Naloxone administration—no balance without titration. Skulberg, A.K., Tylleskär, I. and Dale, O. (2022), Addiction. doi.org/10.1111/add.15947 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.15947

Impact of a publicly funded pharmacy-dispensed naloxone program on fatal opioid overdose rates: A population-based study.

04. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

Impact of a publicly funded pharmacy-dispensed naloxone program on fatal opioid overdose rates: A population-based study. Antoniou T, Men S, Tadrous M, Leece P, Munro C, Gomes T. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Apr 26;236:109473. doi: 10.101…

Real-world study of multiple naloxone administration for opioid overdose reversal among bystanders.

04. Juni 2022 | Naloxon

Real-world study of multiple naloxone administration for opioid overdose reversal among bystanders. Abdelal R, Raja Banerjee A, Carlberg-Racich S, Darwaza N, Ito D, Shoaff J, Epstein J. Harm Reduct J. 2022 May 20;19(1):49. doi: 10.1186…

NALtrain Newsletter 3 – Mai 2022

26. Mai 2022 | Naloxon

NALtrain Newsletter 3 – Mai 2022 1) Daten und Fakten zu den Trainings 2) Informationen zu den Materialien 3) Bericht eines PEER-Trainings 4) Vorstellung der Trainer*innen – Kerstin Dettmer https://www.akzept.eu/wp-content/uplo…

Schottland. Edinburgh taxi drivers to carry Naloxone kits to help prevent drug deaths

26. Mai 2022 | Naloxon

Schottland. Edinburgh taxi drivers to carry Naloxone kits to help prevent drug deaths Edinburgh taxi drivers will soon be equipped with Naloxone in an effort to prevent drug overdoses in Scotland. The move has been welcomed as life-saving by…

FAILURE TO FUND: THE CONTINUED CRISIS FOR HARM REDUCTION FUNDING IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES

26. Mai 2022 | Verschiedenes

FAILURE TO FUND: THE CONTINUED CRISIS FOR HARM REDUCTION FUNDING IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES Lela Serebryakova, Catherine Cook and Charlotte Davies Harm Reduction International, 2021 https://www.hri.global/files/2021/08/09/HRI-FAILURE-TO-F…

USA. California debates opening supervised sites for people to use drugs

26. Mai 2022 | Konsumräume

USA. California debates opening supervised sites for people to use drugs Lawmakers in California are debating whether to open sites where people can inject or snort illegal drugs under the watchful gaze of a health care worker. These facilities are…

The Importance of Federal Action Supporting Overdose-Prevention Centers.

26. Mai 2022 | Konsumräume

The Importance of Federal Action Supporting Overdose-Prevention Centers. Naeem AH, Davis CS, Samuels EA. N Engl J Med. 2022 May 26;386(21):1965-1967. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2119764. Epub 2022 May 21. PMID: 35593724. https://www.nejm.org/do…

USA. Lawmakers consider expansion of supervised injection sites

26. Mai 2022 | Konsumräume

USA. Lawmakers consider expansion of supervised injection sites New York lawmakers are weighing whether to create a regulatory framework that could lead to the expansion of supervised injection sites in the state amid a record number of overdose de…

UK. The UK’s first regular drug checking service set to launch in Bristol this month.

26. Mai 2022 | Drug checking

UK. The UK’s first regular drug checking service set to launch in Bristol this month. The UK’s first Home Office licensed regular drug checking service is set to launch in Bristol this month, delivered by leading non-profit harm reduction org…

UK. Drug checking service The Loop launching in Bristol

26. Mai 2022 | Drug checking

UK. Drug checking service The Loop launching in Bristol The UK's first Home Office-licensed regular drug-checking service is launching in Bristol this month. The Loop has previously run pop-up sites, including at music festivals. (BBC, UK, 12.05.2…

If we build it, will they come? Perspectives on pharmacy-based naloxone among family and friends of people who use opioids: a mixed methods study.

08. Mai 2022 | Naloxon

If we build it, will they come? Perspectives on pharmacy-based naloxone among family and friends of people who use opioids: a mixed methods study. Slocum S, Ozga JE, Joyce R, Walley AY, Pollini RA. BMC Public Health. 2022 Apr 13;22(1)…

Harm reduction readiness for illicit IV drug use among safety-net primary care practices in the San Fernando Valley.

08. Mai 2022 | Verschiedenes

Harm reduction readiness for illicit IV drug use among safety-net primary care practices in the San Fernando Valley. Kalinoski T, DeWitt C, Belani H. Arch Public Health. 2022 Apr 6;80(1):110. doi: 10.1186/s13690-022-00855-w. PMID: 3538…

Supporting people responding to overdoses.

08. Mai 2022 | Naloxon

Supporting people responding to overdoses. Marks C, Wagner KD. Lancet Public Health. 2022 Mar;7(3):e198-e199. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00011-1. Epub 2022 Feb 10. PMID: 35151373. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS…

Naloxone’s dose-dependent displacement of [11C]carfentanil and duration of receptor occupancy in the rat brain.

08. Mai 2022 | Naloxon

Naloxone’s dose-dependent displacement of [11C]carfentanil and duration of receptor occupancy in the rat brain. Kang, Y., O’Conor, K.A., Kelleher, A.C. et al. Sci Rep 12, 6429 (2022). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09601-2 https…

Schottland. National naloxone programme Scotland: annual Monitoring report 2019/20 and 2020/21

08. Mai 2022 | Naloxon

Schottland. National naloxone programme Scotland: annual Monitoring report 2019/20 and 2020/21 An Official Statistics publication for Scotland. (Public Health Scotland, Schottland, 03.05.2022) https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/nat…

Standards Drug Checking - Modul Früherkennung + Frühintervention

08. Mai 2022 | Drug checking

Standards Drug Checking - Modul Früherkennung + Frühintervention Infodrog, Schweizerische Koordinations- und Fachstelle Sucht, 2022 https://www.infodrog.ch/files/content/nightlife/de/2022_standards-drug-checking_modul-ff.pdf

Kanada. Mobile illicit-drug testing pilot program coming to Calgary

08. Mai 2022 | Drug checking

Kanada. Mobile illicit-drug testing pilot program coming to Calgary The illicit drug screening program is expected to begin in Calgary in June The Alberta Alliance Who Educate and Advocate Responsibly (AAWEAR) is bringing a first of its kind illic…

Supervised consumption site enables cost savings by avoiding emergency services: a cost analysis study.

08. Mai 2022 | Konsumräume

Supervised consumption site enables cost savings by avoiding emergency services: a cost analysis study. Khair, S., Eastwood, C.A., Lu, M. et al. Harm Reduct J 19, 32 (2022). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00609-5 https://harmredu…

The United Kingdom's first unsanctioned overdose prevention site; A proof-of-concept evaluation

08. Mai 2022 | Konsumräume

The United Kingdom's first unsanctioned overdose prevention site; A proof-of-concept evaluation Gillian W. Shorter, MagdalenaHarris, AndrewMcAuley, Kirsten MATrayner, AlexStevens International Journal of Drug Policy, Volume 104, June 2022, 10…

USA. Poll: New Yorkers support supervised injection sites

08. Mai 2022 | Konsumräume

USA. Poll: New Yorkers support supervised injection sites Successful pilot programs in New York City have reversed hundreds of overdoses. (City&State New York, 26.04.2022) https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2022/04/poll-new-yorkers-su…

Südost-Europa. CRISIS IN HARM REDUCTION FUNDING

08. Mai 2022 | Verschiedenes

Südost-Europa. CRISIS IN HARM REDUCTION FUNDING Opportunities for Governments to act in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia (Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network, 2022) https://www.cor…

Niederlande. Harm reduction services in the Netherlands: recent developments and future challenges

08. Mai 2022 | Verschiedenes

Niederlande. Harm reduction services in the Netherlands: recent developments and future challenges Daan van der Gouwe, Lisa Strada, Bob Diender, Nadine van Gelder, Anouk de Gee Trimbos Institute, Utrecht, March 2022 https://www.correlation-…

Australien. Drug checking in Australia: how far do we have to go?

28. April 2022 | Drug checking

Australien. Drug checking in Australia: how far do we have to go? This presentation focused on drug checking or pill testing services, which have existed for over 50 years and now operate in more than 20 countries. Despite this long history, l…

Frankreich. Le “Mur de la Honte” - The Wall of Shame – Why crack consumption rooms are needed in Paris

28. April 2022 | Konsumräume

Frankreich. Le “Mur de la Honte” - The Wall of Shame – Why crack consumption rooms are needed in Paris In the last 3 decades marginalized people who use crack in Paris have been chased from one public park to the other by the police. Recently the p…

USA. ‘We’re done with dead kids’: U.S. bars are handing out free fentanyl tests

23. April 2022 | Drug checking

USA. ‘We’re done with dead kids’: U.S. bars are handing out free fentanyl tests (…) Strips to test drugs for the presence of the deadly synthetic opioid are becoming more commonplace in bars, restaurants and venues as the country grapples with the…

Irland. Aggression caused by crack cocaine forces Limerick pharmacists to quit needle exchange programme

23. April 2022 | Nadel- und Spritzentausch

Irland. Aggression caused by crack cocaine forces Limerick pharmacists to quit needle exchange programme Drugs and Alcohol Forum responds after councillor highlights fall in the number of pharmacies offering needle exchange. Irish Examiner, I…

Police officers' attitudes and practices toward harm reduction services in Sweden - a qualitative study.

23. April 2022 | Verschiedenes

Police officers' attitudes and practices toward harm reduction services in Sweden - a qualitative study. Nordgren J, Richert T, Stallwitz A. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 Apr 8;104:103672. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103672. Epub ahead of pri…

Australien. Groovin the Moo cancels pill-testing at Canberra musical festival after insurers pull out

23. April 2022 | Drug checking

Australien. Groovin the Moo cancels pill-testing at Canberra musical festival after insurers pull out Canberra's biggest music festival will not provide a testing service for illicit drugs after insurers backed out just days before the event. …

Kanada. Harm-reduction group applauds Edmonton's push to explore drug-checking programs

23. April 2022 | Drug checking

Kanada. Harm-reduction group applauds Edmonton's push to explore drug-checking programs An Edmonton-based organization that has offered drug-checking services at events since 2016 is pleased city council is looking at similar programs to address th…

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Use of fentanyl test strips by people who inject drugs: Baseline findings from the South Atlantic Fentanyl Test Strip Study (SAFTSS).

Implementation of a community-based LC-UV drug checking service: promising preliminary findings on feasibility and validity.

Effect of the Communities That HEAL Intervention on Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution: A Cluster-Randomized, Wait-List Controlled Trial.

Is naloxone where it needs to be? Using spatial analytics to examine equitable distribution of community-based naloxone sites.

Implementation of an EMS-based naloxone distribution program: A qualitative evaluation.

Effectiveness of direct patient outreach with a narrative naloxone and overdose prevention video to patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy in the USA: the Naloxone Navigator randomised clinical trial.

Impact of California's naloxone co-prescription law on emergency department visits, 30-day mortality, and prescription patterns.

Naloxone Distribution Models in the United States: A Scoping Review.

Coprescribing and the Prevention of Opioid Overdoses: Quasi-Experimental Metacognitive Assessment of a Novel Education Initiative.

Take-home naloxone in multicentre emergency settings: the TIME feasibility cluster RCT.

Slow dissociation kinetics of fentanyls and nitazenes correlates with reduced sensitivity to naloxone reversal at the μ-opioid receptor.

Layperson-Administered Naloxone Trends Reported in Emergency Medical Service Activations, 2020-2022.

Ist Drug-Checking sinnvoll?

Zürich. Kokain Auswertung 1. und 2. Quartal 2024 - Starke Zunahme an Streckmitteln in Kokainproben

Nürnberg. Gesundheitsamt schult für Kampf gegen den Drogentod

Care, co-survival, and decency: expanding the understanding of outdoor life and smaller alcohol and drug scenes in Denmark and Norway.

Identifying Provider Barriers to the Implementation of Opioid Harm Reduction Methods: An Initial Narrative Review.

Reframing Dutch drug policies: a new era for harm reduction.

Naloxone cascade of care among people who regularly inject drugs in Australia, 2020-2022.

Naloxone Administration and Survival in Overdoses Involving Opioids and Stimulants: An Analysis of Law Enforcement Data from 63 Pennsylvania Counties.

Naloxone Dispensing to Youth Ages 10-19: 2017-2022.

Perceptions of a naloxone leave behind program among emergency medical services personnel in Michigan, USA.

A cross-sectional survey exploring organizational readiness to implement community pharmacy-based opioid counseling and naloxone services in rural versus urban settings in Alabama.

From Digital Inclusion to Digital Transformation in the Prevention of Drug-Related Deaths in Scotland: Qualitative Study.

Scaling up! Staff e-learning for a national take-home naloxone program.

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