Naloxone, an opiate antagonist that can avert opiate overdose mortality, has only recently been prescribed to drug users in a few jurisdictions (Chicago, Baltimore, New Mexico, New York City, and San Francisco) in the United States. This report summarizes the first systematic evaluation of large-scale naloxone distribution among injection drug users (IDUs) in the United States. In 2005, we cond...

THE RATE OF OVERDOSE MORTALity increased sharply in the United States in the past decade and overdose mortality is a pressing public health problem. Between 1999 and 2007, the rate of unintentional overdose death in the United States increased by 124%, largely because of increases in prescription opioid overdoses. Achieving a better understanding of the factors contributing to prescription opio...

Zlotorzynska M, Milloy MJS, Richardson L, Nguyen P, Montaner JS, Wood E, Kerr T. Timing of income assistance payment and overdose patterns at a Canadian supervised injection facility. International Journal of Drug Policy, 2014; 25(4): 736-739. • Overdose and drug use data was collected at Insite, Vancouver Coastal’s supervised injection site, between March 2004 and December 2010. • By identifyi...

Background Drug overdose mortality, particularly involving opioid analgesics, has risen steadily over the past two decades and is now the leading cause of injury death in the United States. Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed concurrently to individuals receiving opioid analgesics. Little is known about the association between benzodiazepine-prescribing patterns and overdose mortality in th...

During 2003-2009, the number of deaths caused by drug overdose in Florida increased 61.0%, from 1,804 to 2,905, with especially large increases in deaths caused by the opioid pain reliever oxycodone and the benzodiazepine alprazolam. In response, Florida implemented various laws and enforcement actions as part of a comprehensive effort to reverse the trend. This report describes changes in over...

The article examines the substances used by drug addicts and modern general issues regarding provision of emergency medical care to patients who are in a drug-induced state. An overview toxicological situation Ukraine world has been given. principles providing aid during development emergencies drug-addicted caused overdose abstinence have presented.

BACKGROUND Persons who use opioids have a high risk of overdose and associated mortality. In Vietnam, little is known about the characteristics of this population and the persons who are witness to those overdoses. One approach to combatting fatal overdose has been the use of peer interventions in which a friend or injecting partner administers overdose reversal medication, but availability in ...

Drug addiction and misuse haves long plagued communities throughout the country, with drug overdose claiming more than 750,000 lives over past two decades. As crisis is multifaceted, it requires beckons all sectors to respond, including public, private, nonprofit sectors. This creates unique data sharing challenges. In response those challenges recognizing need for accurate timely data, Washing...

BACKGROUND To determine the existence of a social gradient in fatal overdose cases related to non-prescribed opioids and cocaine use, recorded in Luxembourg between 1994 and 2011. METHODS Overdose cases were individually matched with four controls in a nested case-control study design, according to sex, year of birth, drug administration route and duration of drug use. The study sample, compo...

The opioid overdose epidemic is an alarming and serious public health problem in the United States (US) that has been escalating for 11 years. The 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) demonstrated that 1 in 20 persons in the US aged 12 or older reported nonmedical use of prescription painkillers in the past year. Prescription drug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental d...