Fentanyl Test Strips Mitigate Accidental Overdose Risks in Alabama Study
A qualitative study in Alabama reveals that people who use drugs rely on fentanyl test strips to prevent accidental overdoses.
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Overdose Mortality Risks in St. Louis Vary by Age and Health
A study of 1,844 Black decedents in St. Louis found that fatal overdose drug types differed significantly by age and ...
Scoping Review Maps System Dynamics in Opioid Crisis
A scoping review identifies 23 studies using system dynamics modeling to analyze opioid interventions and outcomes.
Naloxone’s molecular blueprint holds the key to next-generation opioid overdose antidotes
A comprehensive review of naloxone's chemistry, receptor pharmacology and clinical pharmacokinetics explains why the lifesaving opioid antagonist acts so quickly ...
TV Drama The Pitt Drove a Sharp Spike in Online Searches for Xylazine
A new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that an episode of The Pitt depicting xylazine-associated skin ...
Rural Hepatitis C Risk: Researchers Defend Web-Based Model of Infection Spread
A new letter in the Journal of General Internal Medicine defends a web-based model of hepatitis C risk in rural ...
Legal Uncertainty, Not Lack of Knowledge, Keeps Doctors From Treating Teens With Opioid Use Disorder
A survey of 600 US pediatric prescribers finds that legal uncertainty, practice setting, and beliefs about medication, rather than clinician ...
Substance Use Disorder Deaths in America Soared Sixfold Before Finally Turning Downward
A 26-year CDC WONDER analysis documents over 7.3 million substance use disorder deaths in the United States, with mortality peaking ...
Free meals and gifts from drug companies shape doctors’ prescribing, major review finds
A new Cochrane review of 93 studies finds that pharmaceutical marketing, including free meals and payments, leads doctors to prescribe ...
BC Drug Decriminalization Cut Possession Encounters by 39% but Left Overdose Deaths Unchanged
A five-year population-level time-series analysis found that British Columbia's decriminalization of small-amount drug possession sharply reduced police encounters without measurably ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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