Fentanyl versus Methadone in Management of Withdrawal Syndrome in Opioid Addicted Patients; a Pilot Clinical Trial.  Najafi B, Shadnia S, Hassanian-Moghaddam H, Heydarian A, Mahdavinejad A, Zamani N.  Arch Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Sep 13;9(1…

USA. One Pill Can Kill - PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth - Illegal, Dangerous, Potentially Deadly. (Department of Justice – DEA Drug Enforcement Administration, USA, September 2021) https…

Anti-Fentanyl Vaccines as Medical Solutions to Overdose Deaths Thomas R. Kosten, MD Manufactured fentanyl is a major cause of overdoses for opioids and nonopiods. Can a vaccine immunize against overdose? (Psychiatric Times, USA, 10.08.2021)…

Imagining a fentanyl future: Some consequences of synthetic opioids replacing heroin.  Reuter P, Pardo B, Taylor J.  Int J Drug Policy. 2021 Jan 7:103086. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103086. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33423915. Abstract…

Fentanyl-related overdose during incarceration: a comprehensive review.  Kaplowitz E, Truong AQ, Macmadu A, Peterson M, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Potter N, Green TC, Clarke JG, Rich JD.  Health Justice. 2021 May 19;9(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s40…

The epidemic of fentanyl misuse and overdoses: challenges and strategies.  Volkow ND.  World Psychiatry. 2021 Jun;20(2):195-196. doi: 10.1002/wps.20846. PMID: 34002497; PMCID: PMC8129846. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC812…