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Source: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/dea_tox/announcements/alpha-PipBP.pdf The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in collaboration with the University of California San Francisco Clinical Toxicology and Environmental Biomonitoring (CTEB) Laboratory has identified a new cathinone, alpha...

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Source: Ford, B. R., Bart, G., Grahan, B., Shearer, R. D., & Winkelman, T. N. (2020). Associations Between Polysubstance Use Patterns and Receipt of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Adults in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of Addiction Medicine. Abstract Objective: To examine...

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Source: https://www.npsdiscovery.org/the-rise-of-brorphine-a-potent-new-synthetic-opioid-identified-in-the-midwestern-united-states/ Brorphine is a potent synthetic opioid with structural resemblance to fentanyl and its analogues. However, brorphine is not controlled in the U.S. under core-structure...

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Source: Zibbell JE, Aldridge AP, Cauchon D, DeFiore-Hyrmer J, Conway KP. Association of Law Enforcement Seizures of Heroin, Fentanyl, and Carfentanil With Opioid Overdose Deaths in Ohio, 2014-2017. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(11):e1914666. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14666 These findings underscore...

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Source: Spillane S, Shiels MS, Best AF, et al. Trends in Alcohol-Induced Deaths in the United States, 2000-2016. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(2):e1921451. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.21451 Key Points Question How have rates of alcohol-induced deaths changed in recent years among different US...

Source: https://www.unodc.org/documents/scientific/Current_NPS_Threats_Volume_I… As a new feature of the UNODC Early Warning Advisory (EWA) on new psychoactive substances (NPS), the EWA Tox-Portal developed in collaboration with The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists...

Source: Kim PC, Yoo JW, Cochran CR, Park SM, Chun S, Lee YJ, Shen JJ. Trends and associated factors of use of opioid, heroin, and cannabis among patients for emergency department visits in Nevada: 2009–2017. Medicine 2019;98:47(e17739). Abstract To examine trends and contributing factors of opioid...

Source: http://www.ncsa.org.bb/images/stories/research/bardin%202016.pdf The Barbados Drug Information Network (BARDIN) is the mechanism through which the National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) collects and diseeminates information on the local drug situation. The mail goal of Drug Information...

Source: Kuo Y, Raji MA, Goodwin JS. Association of Disability With Mortality From Opioid Overdose Among US Medicare Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(11):e1915638. doi:https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.15638 Key Points Question What is the rate of opioid overdose deaths among Medicare...

Source: http://www.nana.gov.gy/GUYDIN%202019%20Report.pdf The Guyana Drug Information Network (GUYDIN) Report 2019 describes an accurate setting of the drug situation in Guyana, covering all thematic aspects of the main issues involved. It identifies evolving trends, shares unbiassed information to...