USA. Proposed Methadone Treatment Legislation May Put Patients at Risk — We need evidence-based, safe, and effective solutions Overdoses in the U.S. due to opioids are hitting devastating new levels as high-potency synthetic opioids like fentanyl a…

Self-discharge during treatment for acute recreational drug toxicity: an observational study from emergency departments in seven European countries.  Vallersnes OM, Dines AM, Wood DM, Heyerdahl F, Hovda KE, Yates C, Giraudon I, Caganova B, Ces…

Mobile service delivery in response to the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia.  Stewart RE, Christian HP, Cardamone NC, Abrams C, Drob C, Mandell DS, Metzger D, Lowenstein M.  Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2023 Nov 29;18(1):71. doi: 10.1186/s13722…

Adoption of Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Trial.  Gao E, Melnick ER, Paek H, Nath B, Taylor RA, Loza AJ.  JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Nov 1;6(11):e…

Dispensing Methadone at Hospital Discharge: One Hospital's Approach to Implementing the "72-hour Rule" Change.  Skogrand E, Sharpe J, Englander H.  J Addict Med. 2023 Nov 22. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001246. Epub ahead of print. PMID…

Characteristics of clients entering women-only substance use treatment services in New South Wales.  Uthurralt N, Miao Cao F, Reid SE, Nithyanandam L, Burns L, Day CA.  Womens Health (Lond). 2023 Jan-Dec;19:17455057231200133. doi: 10.117…