CORE: SYNTHETISCHE – OPIOIDE - Veränderte Konsummuster und mehr Drogentote, droht eine Krise wie in Nordamerika? In Nordamerika starben 2023 über 100.000 Konsument:innen an einer Überdosis. Die Entwicklung verschlechtert sich seit 2015 dramatisch i…

Traditional Use of Poppy in the Face of the Global Opioid Crisis The global crisis of synthetic opioids represents one of the most serious public health emergencies of our time. In countries such as the United States and Canada, the availability of…

Berlin. Nitazen in Oxycodon Tabletten in Berlin gefunden  Das NEWS-Projekt (National Early Warning System) des IFT hat eine Warnung zu gefälschten Oxycodon-Tabletten herausgegeben. (DAH – Deutsche Aidshilfe, 06.08.2025) https://www.aidshilfe…

A comparison of the severity of substance use disorder in patients with natural opium use versus heroin use.  Swami MK, Sarkar S, Nebhinani N, Bhad R, Rajpurohit SS, Sood E, Singh P, Ramawat RB, Mishra AK.  Indian J Psychiatry. 2025 Jun;…

Historical and contextual variation in daily opioid consumption rates: implications for supply control, service delivery, and research.  Caulkins JP, Pérez-Dávila S, Kilmer B, Poser J, Reuter P.  Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2025 Jul 11:1-24…

Commentary on Bade et al.: Threat of nitazenes and other potent synthetic opioids—Is Europe prepared? Time to respond and to learn.  Giraudon, I., Gallegos, A., Handanagić, S. and Mounteney, J. (2025),  Addiction. doi.org/10.1111/ad…