Determination of epidemiological characteristics of addicts treated in drug addiction clinics in Kabul.  Farook Mİ, İlhan MN, Koçak C.  J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2020 Oct 15:1-20. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2020.1824842. Epub ahead of print. PMID…

Kanada. Report Summary: Rapid Access Models for Substance Use Services (Report at a Glance)  A summary of Rapid Access Models for Substance Use Services (Technical Report), a review of the published literature to identify the key features of r…

Kanada. Federal health minister appeals to Alberta to reconsider closing opioid treatment program B.C. endorses opioid injections for treating addiction as Alberta ends program and Ontario ponders. (CBC Kanada, 18.10.2020) https://www.cbc.ca/news/…

USA. Opioid use disorder? Electronic health records help pinpoint probable patients  Researchers analyze EHR data in a new, retrospective cross-sectional study. (Eureka alert, USA, 21.10.2020 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/fa…

USA. How a controversial north Phoenix methadone clinic made peace with the neighbors A once-controversial 24/7 north Phoenix methadone clinic that treats people with opioid use disorder has reached a détente with its neighbors. Key to the truce i…

USA. We Are Nurses, Not Police. The US Methadone System Expects Otherwise. Recent public attention to police brutality, systemic racism and oppression has brought calls for changes to a policing structure that manifestly fails to promote community…