23 this month. 1) Are take-home naloxone programmes effective? Systematic review utilizing application of the Bradford Hill criteria. McDonald R, Strang J. Addiction. 2016 Mar 30. doi: 10.1111/add.13326. [Epub ahead of print] Review. Comments: Take-home naloxone meets all Bradford Hill criteria for causality in reducing opioid overdose mortality. Incidence of fatality among overdoses in the setting ofRead More
PubMed Update February 2016
Ten articles for February 2016. 1) As opioid overdose deaths reach record highs, call for systematic changes grows louder. [No authors listed] ED Manag. 2016 Feb;28(2):13-9. Comments: Review of the new CDC opioid prescribing guidelines. 2) Australia reschedules naloxone for opioid overdose. Lenton SR, Dietze PM, Jauncey M. Med J Aust. 2016 Mar 7;204(4):146-7. No abstract available. Comments: Naloxone canRead More
PubMed Update November 2015 – January 2016
We have 35 articles for your viewing this time, with apologies for the delay in getting this out. Thanks to Traci Green for offering to help out and for reviewing this post. 1) Management of patients with issues related to opioid safety, efficacy and/or misuse: a case series from an integrated, interdisciplinary clinic. Becker WC, MerlinRead More
PubMed Update October 2015
28 in a month. 1) Clinical Presentation and the Outcome of Therapy in a Cohort of Patients with Methadone Toxicity in Iran. Eizadi-Mood N, Yaraghi A, Sharifian Z, Feizi A, Hedaiaty M, Sabzghabaee AM. Mater Sociomed. 2015 Aug;27(4):276-9. doi: 10.5455/msm.2015.27.276-279. Comments: Some interesting data on methadone toxicity in Iran. Length of stay was 33 hoursRead More
PubMed Update September 2015
Twelve this month. Enjoy! 1) Correlates of Opioid Use in Adults With Self-Reported Drug Use Recruited From Public Safety-Net Primary Care Clinics. Ries R, Krupski A, West II, Maynard C, Bumgardner K, Donovan D, Dunn C, Roy-Byrne P. J Addict Med. 2015 Oct;9(5):417-26. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000151. Comment: Can’t access the full article, but the abstract suggests a fascinatingRead More
PubMed Update August 2015
Sixteen in August. Back on schedule (thanks to jetlag). 1) Reducing Fatal Opioid Overdose: Prevention, Treatment and Harm Reduction Strategies. Hawk KF, Vaca FE, D’Onofrio G. Yale J Biol Med. 2015 Sep 3;88(3):235-245. eCollection 2015 Sep. Review. Comment: Can’t access full article. Appears to be a review of harm reduction strategies for opioid overdose prevention.Read More
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
PubMed Update March – May 2015
Three months. 46 papers. I’m already a month behind. 1) Development and implementation of intranasal naloxone opioid overdose response protocol at a homeless health clinic. Dahlem CH, Horstman MJ, Williams BC. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2015 Mar 26. doi: 10.1002/2327-6924.12249. [Epub ahead of print] Comments: Naloxone programs have been providing kits to settings where homeless people receive servicesRead More
PubMed Update November 2014 – February 2015
Catching up on 51 papers in 4 months. Did you miss me? 1) New Drugs of Abuse. Rech MA, Donahey E, Cappiello Dziedzic JM, Oh L, Greenhalgh E. Pharmacotherapy. 2014 Dec 4. doi: 10.1002/phar.1522. [Epub ahead of print] Comment: Review of management of drug toxicities among novel, synthetic compounds. 2) Police officer attitudes towards intranasal naloxone training.Read More
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
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