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U.S. Deaths in 2020 Top Three Million
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time — due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic. Final mortality data for this year will not be available for months. But preliminary numbers suggest that the United States is on track to see more than 3.2 million deaths this year, or at least 400,000 more than in 2019. U.S. deaths increase most years, so some annual rise in fatalities is expected. But the 2020 numbers amount to a jump of about 15%, and could go higher once all the deaths from this month are counted. ...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - December 22, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: AP News Coronavirus EMS Hospital Prehospital Source Type: news

"Waste Not, Want Not" - Leveraging Sewer Systems and Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Drug Use Trends and Pharmaceutical Monitoring
J Med Toxicol. 2021 Aug 16:1-14. doi: 10.1007/s13181-021-00853-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuring the current global COVID-19 pandemic and opioid epidemic, wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as a powerful tool for monitoring public health trends by analysis of biomarkers including drugs, chemicals, and pathogens. Wastewater surveillance downstream at wastewater treatment plants provides large-scale population and regional-scale aggregation while upstream surveillance monitors locations at the neighborhood level with more precise geographic analysis. WBE can provide insights into dynamic drug consumption t...
Source: Journal of Medical Toxicology - August 17, 2021 Category: Toxicology Authors: Timothy B Erickson Noriko Endo Claire Duvallet Newsha Ghaeli Kaitlyn Hess Eric J Alm Mariana Matus Peter R Chai Source Type: research

Dutch marijuana trade, German meth, and more! Tox on the Web
The politics and economics of marijuana in the Netherlands: The above piece from PBS NewsHour makes the point that the illogical patchwork system controlling the market for recreational cannabis in the Netherlands is nothing like the comprehensive regulation being instigated in Colorado and Washington state. HT @erowid) Must-read: Meth in Germany: A recent issue of Der Spiegel has an extensive report on the growing problem of methamphetamine abuse in Germany. Apparently, much of the meth is manufactured in Czechoslovakia and slipped across the border. Many of the people who become hooked on the drug are students and you...
Source: The Poison Review - March 26, 2014 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical cannabis chemical warfare agents Georgetown germany liquid nicotine marijuana methamphetamine netherlands Redstone arsenal ricin Source Type: news

"Waste Not, Want Not" - Leveraging Sewer Systems and Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Drug Use Trends and Pharmaceutical Monitoring
J Med Toxicol. 2021 Aug 16. doi: 10.1007/s13181-021-00853-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuring the current global COVID-19 pandemic and opioid epidemic, wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as a powerful tool for monitoring public health trends by analysis of biomarkers including drugs, chemicals, and pathogens. Wastewater surveillance downstream at wastewater treatment plants provides large-scale population and regional-scale aggregation while upstream surveillance monitors locations at the neighborhood level with more precise geographic analysis. WBE can provide insights into dynamic drug consumption trends...
Source: Journal of Medical Toxicology - August 17, 2021 Category: Toxicology Authors: Timothy B Erickson Noriko Endo Claire Duvallet Newsha Ghaeli Kaitlyn Hess Eric J Alm Mariana Matus Peter R Chai Source Type: research

Pandemic Fuels Rise in Drug-Related Deaths
Mikayla Mace A University of Arizona pharmacologist discusses how the conditions created by the pandemic and the response could be exacerbating drug use and overdose. Monday University Communicationssad-505857_1920.jpgHealthCOVID-19Researcher contact: Todd W. Vanderah Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center 520-626-7801vanderah@email.arizona.eduMedia contact: Mikayla Mace University Communications 520-621-1878mikaylamace@arizona.edu For the latest on the University of Arizona response to the novel coronavirus, visit the university ' sCOVID-19 webpage.For UANews coverage of COVID-19, visithttps://uanews.arizona.edu/ne...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - August 10, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mikaylamace Source Type: research

COVID-19 and the Opioid Epidemic: Two Public Health Emergencies That Intersect With Chronic Pain
AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire world and catapulted the United States into one of the deepest recessions in history. While this pandemic rages, the opioid crisis worsens. During this period, the pandemic has resulted in the decimation of most conventional medical services, including those of chronic pain management, with the exception of virtual care and telehealth. Many chronic pain patients have been impacted in numerous ways, with increases in cardiovascular disease, mental health problems, cognitive dysfunction, and early death. The epidemic has also resulted in severe economic and physiological ...
Source: Pain and Therapy - March 14, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research

U.S. Deaths in 2020 Top Three Million
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time — due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic. Final mortality data for this year will not be available for months. But preliminary numbers suggest that the United States is on track to see more than 3.2 million deaths this year, or at least 400,000 more than in 2019. U.S. deaths increase most years, so some annual rise in fatalities is expected. But the 2020 numbers amount to a jump of about 15%, and could go higher once all the deaths from this month are counted. ...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - December 22, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: AP News Coronavirus EMS Hospital Prehospital Source Type: news