19 this month. Enjoy! 1) Methadone-Related Overdose Deaths in a Liberal Opioid Maintenance Treatment Programme. Tjagvad C, Skurtveit S, Linnet K, Andersen LV, Christoffersen DJ, Clausen T. Eur Addict Res. 2016 Jun 1;22(5):249-258. [Epub ahead of print] Comments: Patients on very high doses of methadone or also using benzodiazepines were at higher risk of death.Read More
PubMed Update November/December 2013
We close out 2013 with an impressive 25 papers in the final two months for a total count of 89 papers. Some interesting new approaches and perspectives, including a paper on the underappreciated role of adulterants, a couple of naltrexone papers, and lots of lay naloxone. 1) The Whole Is Just the Sum of ItsRead More
Pubmed December/January 2012 Update
Lots of papers over the past 8 weeks … Mortality Among Young Injection Drug Users in San Francisco: A 10-Year Follow-up of the UFO Study. Evans JL, Tsui JI, Hahn JA, Davidson PJ, Lum PJ, Page K. Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Jan 6. Comments: Thought I’d start with the best one this time, anRead More