This paper is the forty-fifth consecutive installment of the annual anthological review of
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …

Background Vending machines for harm reduction (VMHR) are an innovative approach to
deliver life-saving materials, information, and treatment for hard-to-reach populations …

Background Opioid overdose continues to be a major cause of death in the United States.
One effort to control opioid use has been to implement policies that enhance criminalization …

This project and publication were supported by the cooperative agreement number, CDC-
RFA-OT18-1802, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are …

Background: The overdose epidemic in the United States has continued to worsen despite
substantial efforts to mitigate its harms. The opioid antagonist naloxone has been identified …

Aims The aim of this study was to characterize the circumstances of drug overdose deaths
and determine whether naloxone administration differed by overdose decedent race and …

Rates of exposure to traumatic events are up to two times higher among people with
substance use disorders (SUDs) compared to the US general population. Overdoses (OD) …

Background Millions of US people have been heavily affected by opioids. In March 2023, the
Food and Drug Administration approved naloxone as an over-the-counter medication. This …

Background: Co-occurring alcohol and opioid use are an under-addressed factor associated
with increased drug overdose mortality. There are many challenges in the treatment of co …

Background Despite King County pledging over $10 million to harm reduction measures in
2021, overdose deaths in the area have steadily risen with increasing rates predominantly …