37 papers for July. Ok – now I’m up to date! 1)Using routinely collected data to understand and predict adverse outcomes in opioid agonist treatment: Protocol for the Opioid Agonist Treatment Safety (OATS) Study. Larney S, Hickman M, Fiellin DA, Dobbins T, Nielsen S, Jones NR, Mattick RP, Ali R, Degenhardt L. BMJ Open.Read More
PubMed Update March-June 2018
Life is busy and so are all these writers – 109 papers. This is four months of article updates so a bit overwhelming. Sorry about that. I tried to help by creating some categories, but there are still 35 uncategorized. 26 naloxone papers: 1) Naloxone prescriptions from the emergency department: An initiative in evolution.Read More
PubMed Update: Another Year in Overdose
Another year in overdose, September 2012-August 2013, generally in reverse chronological order, and following the same loosely-formed categories as last year. Once again, this is opioid focused and misses anything not listed in the PubMed database – which means it misses many interesting papers to which you are warmly welcomed to post links! This yearRead More
PubMed Update May 2013
Here is the May 2013 roundup with 7 papers and some extra kudos to the authors for important steps forward in data or practice. 1) Ethanol Reversal of Cellular Tolerance to Morphine in Rat Locus Coeruleus Neurons. Llorente J, Withey S, Rivero G, Cunningham M, Cooke A, Saxena K, McPherson J, Oldfield S, Dewey W,Read More
PubMed Update February/March 2013
Another 8 papers on opioid overdose issues. 1) ‘It’s more about the heroin’: injection drug users’ response to an overdose warning campaign in a Canadian setting. Kerr T, Small W, Hyshka E, Maher L, Shannon K. Addiction. 2013 Mar 28. doi: 10.1111/add.12151. [Epub ahead of print] Comment: Interesting qualitative analysis of warnings issued regarding high-potencyRead More
Pubmed March 2012 Update
A number of good papers this month! Most notable are the MMWR report and the intriguing Copenhagen data on opioid overdoses attended by emergency medical services. Buprenorphine vs methadone treatment: A review of evidence in both developed and developing worlds. Whelan PJ, Remski K. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2012 Jan;3(1):45-50. Comment: Includes a brief reviewRead More
Pubmed September 2011 Update
Three notable papers this week Characteristics of drug users who witness many overdoses: Implications for overdose prevention. Bohnert AS, Tracy M, Galea S. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Aug 10. Comment: Another analysis from a non-fatal overdose survey in Harlem and the South Bronx. There have been some concerning results in terms of witness management ofRead More
Pubmed May 2011 Update
[This PubMed update will be a regular post to keep abreast of the latest research. The articles are selected from an automated PubMed search for “heroin overdose”. Today’s post describes two articles pertaining to prescription opioids (or “opioid analgesics”), of growing interest particularly in developed countries with high rates of opioid prescription for pain management.Read More