Better late than never, right? 24 papers over two months. 1) Overdose rescues by trained and untrained participants and change in opioid use among substance-using participants in overdose education and naloxone distribution programs: a retrospective cohort study. Doe-Simkins M, Quinn E, Xuan Z, Sorensen-Alawad A, Hackman H, Ozonoff A, Walley AY. BMC Public Health. 2014 AprRead More
PubMed Update January 2014
10 papers this month, half of which relate to the United Kingdom. We continue to move forward. 1) Characterization of opioid overdose and response in a high-risk community corrections sample: A preliminary study. Cropsey KL, Martin S, Clark CB, McCullumsmith CB, Lane PS, Hardy S, Hendricks PS, Redmond N. J Opioid Manag. 2013 Nov-Dec;9(6):393-400. Comments: Valuable surveyRead 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 Update October 2013
A slight reprieve from the onslaught, only 6 articles this month – some of which are really interesting. 1) The Toxicology Investigators Consortium Case Registry-The 2012 Experience. Wiegand T, Wax P, Smith E, Hart K, Brent J. J Med Toxicol. 2013 Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print] Comments: Fascinating TocIC Registry, including cases that wereRead 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 Update October/November 2012
My apologies for tardiness. I’ll try to be on time next month. 13 papers described below. Prevention of fatal opioid overdose. Beletsky L, Rich JD, Walley AY. JAMA. 2012 Nov 14;308(18):1863-4. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.14205. Comment: An excellent summary of key issues in overdose prevention and increasing naloxone availability for lay overdose reversal. Read it. Management ofRead More
PubMed Update September 2012
Another busy month in overdose-related research (11 papers), including several toxicology and epidemiology papers, some of which represent novel analytic approaches that serve to advance the field. Oxycodone overdose causes naloxone responsive coma and QT prolongation. Berling I, Whyte IM, Isbister GK. QJM. 2012 Sep 28. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23023890 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] Comment:Read More
PubMed July 2012 Update
LOTS of great articles this month (10 total)! Let’s start with an updated chart of the number of scientific opioid overdose articles each year from 1980 through 2011. Injection Drug Users Trained by Overdose Prevention Programs: Responses to Witnessed Overdoses Lankenau SE, Wagner KD, Silva K, Kecojevic A, Iverson E, McNeely M, Kral AH. JRead More