Buprenorphine involvement in opioid overdose deaths: a retrospective analysis of postmortem toxicology in Marion County, Indiana, 2015-2021 - Del Pozo B, Atkins D, Andraka-Christou B, Wightman R, Clark MH, Huynh P, Ray B.
Background
Amidst an unprecedented overdose epidemic, the opioid partial agonist buprenorphine is a medication for opioid use disorder associated with reductions in overdose. Despite its efficacy, buprenorphine prescribing remains closely regulated, owing... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
Dr. Anthony Fauci to Publish Memoir'On Call' in June
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, who helped Americans navigate the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic, will reflect on his career in a memoir set for release this summer.
His publisher, Viking, announced that the book, titled... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Doctors begin rationing PENICILLIN to curb deadly syphilis epidemic - as rates of STD hit 70-year high
Cases of the sexually transmitted disease have shot up more than 2,000 percent from 6,862 in 2002 to 203,500 in 2022, and US rates are at a 70-year high. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dentists will be sent into schools to treat children's teeth in a bid to tackle epidemic of poor oral health among young pupils
Official data has revealed one in six children are leaving primary school with rotten teeth and a quarter of adults have delayed dental treatment due to the cost. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The surprising and alarming reasons behind the US' 'out of control' STI epidemic - and it starts with dating apps...
Leading experts told DailyMail.com that among the leading theories was the dating app revolution in the early 2010s, which spurred more sexual encounters and allowed people to have sex with others they would not previously have met. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WHO art competition for school students
Protecting children from tobacco industry interference
Dear student,
On 31 May 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) will celebrate World No Tobacco Day.
The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing about 8.3 million people a year globally. More than 7 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use, while about 1.3 million deaths result from non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.
Country surveys consistently show that, in most countries, children aged 13–15 years are using tobacco and nicotine products. To protect future generations and ...
Source: WHO EMRO News - February 5, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
US corporations push to neuter laws used to hold opioid firms accountable
Opioid manufacturers and other major corporations are pushing legislation to strip away state laws that have been used to sue the pharmaceutical industry for hundreds of millions of dollars over the worst drug epidemic in US history. The influential rightwing pressure group the American…#publicishealth #oxycontin #marygraffam #nativeamerican #phrma #neilpratt #westvirginia #missouri #nathanmorris #ilr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Elevated drug overdose mortality among Americans who visit Florida, 2003-2020 - Shrira I, Foster JD.
OBJECTIVE: Florida state has played a conspicuous role in the current U.S. drug epidemic. Reports suggest that even non-Florida residents may suffer excessive overdose fatalities while visiting the state, possibly in connection to two sets of events: (1) t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Polysubstance mortality trends in White and Black Americans during the opioid epidemic, 1999-2018 - Rawy M, Abdalla G, Look K.
Background
Psychoactive drug combinations are increasingly contributing to overdose deaths among White and Black Americans. To understand the evolving nature of overdose crisis, inform policies, and develop tailored and equitable interventions, this study... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Mental health epidemic is being fuelled by long waits for GP and hospital appointments, figures suggest
In a survey of 12,000 Britons, a quarter reported poor mental health as a result of delays, while A further 18 per cent of those surveyed said hold-ups had affected their physical health. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
At last, a convincing explanation for America ’s drug-death crisis
It is hard to overstate the impact of America’s fentanyl epidemic. The synthetic opioid and its close chemical relatives were involved in about 70% of the country’s 110,000 overdose deaths in 2022. They are now almost certainly the biggest killer of Americans between the ages of 18 and 49. Every…#korea #afghanistan #annecase #angusdeaton #princetonuniversity #justinpierce #federalreserve #peterschott #yaleuniversity #abbyalpert (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
"Teen fled danger into the arms of death": the political agenda setting effect of Australian news media framing of violence against women - Son C, Fielding V.
This article uses a frame-building model to analyze media reporting o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Publicis Health agrees to $350M settlement over claims it helped Purdue Pharma fuel opioid crisis
A unit of French advertising giant Publicis Groupe SA agreed Thursday to pay $350 million to settle claims it helped OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma fuel the opioid epidemic in the United States. State attorneys general claimed Publicis Health played an integral role in developing "predatory and…#publicisgroupesa #oxycontin #publicishealth #oregon #portland #purduepharma #letitiajames #mckinseyco #cdc #massachusetts (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The balance between traffic control and economic development in tourist cities under the context of COVID-19: a case study of Xi'an, China - Xiang W, Wang Z, Pan X, Liu X, Yan X, Chen L.
Selecting an appropriate intensity of epidemic prevention and control measures is of vital significance to promoting the two-way dynamic coordination of epidemic prevention and control and economic development. In order to balance epidemic control and econ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
America's syphilis epidemic laid bare: Rates of STD rise to highest level since the 1950s... and one state has become the outbreak's VERY unlikely epicenter
An annual report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) showed 203,500 cases of the disease - which causes sores in the genitals and mouth - were diagnosed nationwide in 2022, the latest year available. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
