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02.05.19

PubMed Update January 2019

We start out 2019 with 42 new papers. The overarching theme is fentanyl – with some useful data really starting to emerge. Also several addressing surveillance-type issues, which is still badly needed and exciting work. We’ve also got the standard naloxone papers and a few weird drugs (e.g. tramadol and kratom).  1) Drugs Most Frequently InvolvedRead More

02.04.19

PubMed Update December 2018

33 new papers in December 2018. Lots of focus on naloxone, as well as some interesting pieces on national policy and the unintended consequences of the opioid stewardship initiatives. A bit late with this one, so expect January shortly! 1) Health Care Utilization of Opioid Overdose Decedents with No Opioid Analgesic Prescription History. Abbasi AB, Salisbury-Afshar E, JovanovRead More

12.11.18

PubMed Update September-November 2018

And thus went the autumn. 83 papers over the three months. 1) Infant and Youth Mortality Trends by Race/Ethnicity and Cause of Death in the United States. Khan SQ, Berrington de Gonzalez A, Best AF, Chen Y, Haozous EA, Rodriquez EJ, Spillane S, Thomas DA, Withrow D, Freedman ND, Shiels MS. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 Oct 1:e183317. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.3317. [Epub ahead of print] Comment: U.S. is not looking so good dueRead More

08.18.18

PubMed Update July 2018

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

07.13.15

PubMed Update June – July 2015

Great stuff this time! 34 in two months. Opioid OverdosePrevention Programs Providing Naloxoneto Laypersons – United States, 2014. Wheeler E, Jones TS, Gilbert MK, Davidson PJ. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jun 19;64(23):631-5. Comment: The long-awaited sequel to 2010’s blockbuster naloxone MMWR report! 152,283 laypersons trained and 26,463 overdose reversals reported to naloxone programs through 2014.Read More

11.16.14

PubMed Update August-October 2014

Three months. 32 articles. Enough said. Patterns and correlates of non-fatal heroin overdose at 11-year follow-up: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study. Darke S, Marel C, Mills KL, Ross J, Slade T, Burns L, Teesson M. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print] Comment: This study (the ATOS) and the teamRead More

08.19.14

PubMed Update July 2014

Hooray for a mere 7 paper reprieve this month. 1) Underrepresentation of Heroin Involvement in Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths in Allegheny County, PA. Mertz KJ, Janssen JK, Williams KE. J Forensic Sci. 2014 Jul 16. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.12541. [Epub ahead of print] Comments: This manuscript presents critical and very concerning results regarding interpretation of our prescriptionRead More

07.08.14

PubMed Update May/June 2014

25 papers in two months. Anyone want to help with this? 1) Naloxone therapy in opioid overdose patients: intranasal or intravenous? A randomized clinical trial. Sabzghabaee AM, Eizadi-Mood N, Yaraghi A, Zandifar S. Arch Med Sci. 2014 May 12;10(2):309-14. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2014.42584. Epub 2014 May 13. PMID: 24904666 [PubMed] Free PMC Article Comments: More data toRead More

05.28.14

PubMed Update March/April 2014

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

03.03.14

PubMed Update February 2014

8 papers today, essentially about naloxone and heroin. 1) Risk of anaphylaxis in opioid dependent persons: effects of heroin versus substitution substance. Maurer U, Kager C, Fellinger C, Loader D, Pollesböck A, Spitzer B, Jarisch R. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2014 Feb 27;9(1):12. [Epub ahead of print] Comment: Seeking alternative explanations for “overdose”, theRead More

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