Prevalence of opioid use disorder and opioid overdose rates among people with mental illness - Chen Q, Gopaldas M, Castillo F, Leckman-Westin E, Nunes EV, Levin FR, Finnerty MT.
OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the prevalence and correlates of co-occurring opioid use disorder and opioid overdose among individuals receiving psychiatric services. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of adults with continuous enrollment i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Safety Experts Urge Employers to Act Now Against Opioid Overdose to Save Lives
Prepare for overdose emergencies at work by stocking naloxone and providing proper training. ARLINGTON, Va., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Workplace first aid kits should now contain naloxone rapidly reverse an opioid overdose, says the International Safety Equipment Association... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Nitazenes: Urgent warning issued over Fentanyl-like zombie drug wreaking havoc in the US is now taking over western Sydney following a spate of overdoses
Nitazenes have been found in drug samples related to a cluster of around 20 overdoses reported in the Penrith area over the last month. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Few Young Adults Could Administer Naloxone to Reverse Fentanyl Overdose
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Even though fentanyl-linked fatal overdoses are soaring among young adults, a new survey of American college students found that just 1 in 7 knew how to administer the overdose antidote drug naloxone.
Many who took the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Self-reported disability type and risk of alcohol-induced death - a longitudinal study using nationally representative data - Aram J, Slopen N, Cosgrove C, Arria A, Liu H, Dallal CM.
BACKGROUND: Disability is associated with alcohol misuse and drug overdose death, however, its association with alcohol-induced death remains understudied. OBJECTIVE: To quantify the risk of alcohol-induced death among adults with different types o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Implementation of opioid safety efforts: influence of academic detailing on adverse outcomes among patients in the Veterans Health Administration - Williams EC, Frost MC, Bounthavong M, Edmonds AT, Lau MK, Edelman EJ, Harvey MA, Christopher MLD.
BACKGROUND: The Veterans Health Administration (VA) implemented academic detailing (AD) to support safer opioid prescribing and overdose prevention initiatives. METHODS: Patient-level data were extracted monthly from VA's electronic health record t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Pediatric Prescription-Opioid Overdose Visits to ED Increased in 2020
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 -- There was a substantial increase in pediatric prescription-opioid overdose emergency department visits from 2019 to 2020 in the United States, according to a study published online April 17 in PLOS ONE.Audrey Lu,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Psychosocial factors associated with overdose subsequent to illicit drug use: a systematic review and narrative synthesis - Byrne CJ, Sani F, Thain D, Fletcher EH, Malaguti A.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Psychological and social status, and environmental context, may mediate the likelihood of experiencing overdose subsequent to illicit drug use. The aim of this systematic review was to identify and synthesise psychosocial factors assoc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Ozempic Hurts the Fight Against Eating Disorders
It’s impossible to escape the soaring popularity of Ozempic and similar drugs these days—daily headlines, celebrity “success” stories, and apparent ease in procuring prescriptions (even Costco sells them now) abound. But the cumulative effect of all of this has many experts in the eating disorder field worried about how this might affect their patients. This makes sense—even for those without eating disorders, these drugs can feel both triggering and enticing. After all, research tells us about 90% of women are dissatisfied with their bodies. This sounds like a quick fix.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Cole Kazdin Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
California cities would share power to probe addiction treatment complaints under new bill
Used meth pipes in the trash can, drug stashes beneath the stairs, prone bodies in the middle of the street. “My kids are growing up with people overdosing and doing drugs right in front of their eyes,” said a South Laguna dad with a state-licensed detox center across the street. The city of…#southlaguna #beverlyhills #aetna #southerncalifornias #rehabriviera #sacramento #nt #tomumberg #dsantaana #richardroth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ED-Based Peer Support Program Cuts Opioid Overdose Risks ED-Based Peer Support Program Cuts Opioid Overdose Risks
Emergency department-based peer recovery support is linked to higher adherence to post-discharge medication for opioid use disorder and reduced repeat overdoses, found a study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - April 15, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine Clinical Summary Source Type: news
Evaluation of a pilot program to prevent the misuse of prescribed opioids among health care workers: repeated measures survey study - Hebard S, Weaver GL, Hansen WB, Ruppert S.
BACKGROUND: Overprescription of opioids has led to increased misuse of opioids, resulting in higher rates of overdose. The workplace can play a vital role in an individual's intentions to misuse prescription opioids with injured workers being prescribed op... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
"Everybody is impacted. Everybody's hurting": grief, loss and the emotional impacts of overdose on harm reduction workers - Kolla G, Khorasheh T, Dodd Z, Greig S, Altenberg J, Perreault Y, Bayoumi AM, Kenny KS.
BACKGROUND: The emotional impacts of witnessing and responding to overdose and overdose-related deaths have been largely overlooked during the drug toxicity overdose crisis in North America. Scarce research has analyzed these impacts on the health and well... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Association of buprenorphine retention and subsequent adverse outcomes following non-fatal overdose: an analysis using statewide linked Maryland databases - Sugarman OK, Saloner B, Richards TM, Lasser EC, Heath T, Idries S, Weiner JP, Bandara S.
INTRODUCTION: Patients receiving buprenorphine after a non-fatal overdose have lower risk of future nonfatal or fatal overdose, but less is known about the relationship between buprenorphine retention and the risk of adverse outcomes in the post-overdose y... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Racial/ethnic inequality in homelessness and drug overdose deaths in US States - Cano M, Zachmeyer M, Salinas LA, Ferguson KM.
This study examined whether state-level racial disproportionality in homelessness is associated with racial disproportionality in overdose mortality. METHODS: Counts of individuals experiencing homelessness (2015-2017; by state and racial/... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
