Difficult-to-reach target groups in addiction aid - what efforts are already taken in Switzerland and what need for action remains? Stefanie Knocks, Lisbon Addictions 2017, Second European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Lissab…

Kanada. B.C. pilot project to distribute clean opioids to people at high risk of overdose Ottawa has approved a pilot project that will allow health officials in B.C. to distribute clean opioids to drug users to use as they please, marking one of t…

Mortality and causes of death in an ageing Norwegian OMT cohort Ivar Skeie, Lisbon Addictions 2017, Second European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Lissabon, 24.-26.10.2017 http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/system/files/attachments/…

The impact of buprenorphine and methadone on mortality: a primary care cohort study in the United Kingdom Matthew Hickman, Lisbon Addictions 2017, Second European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Lissabon, 24.-26.10.2017 http:/…

Towards a long-term perspective: analysis of treatment participation in opioid substitution therapy in four European regions Carlos Nordt, University of Zurich, Department for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics Centre for Addictive Disor…

USA. Older Adults with Opioid Use Disorders—The Forgotten Generation They’ve been called a “growing and understudied population”—people who need treatment, yet find it hard to obtain or to pay for. So, many do without…