The rising crisis of illicit fentanyl use, overdose, and potential therapeutic strategies
Y Han, W Yan, Y Zheng, MZ Khan, K Yuan… - Translational psychiatry, 2019 - nature.com
Fentanyl is a powerful opioid anesthetic and analgesic, the use of which has caused an
increasing public health threat in the United States and elsewhere. Fentanyl was initially …
increasing public health threat in the United States and elsewhere. Fentanyl was initially …
A scoping review of qualitative research on barriers and facilitators to the use of supervised consumption services
A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that supervised consumption services (SCS)
mitigate a variety of drug-related harms, including decreasing overdose deaths, infectious …
mitigate a variety of drug-related harms, including decreasing overdose deaths, infectious …
Xylazine spreads across the US: a growing component of the increasingly synthetic and polysubstance overdose crisis
J Friedman, F Montero, P Bourgois, R Wahbi… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Sharp exacerbations of the US overdose crisis are linked to polysubstance use
of synthetic compounds. Xylazine is a veterinary tranquilizer, long noted in the street opioid …
of synthetic compounds. Xylazine is a veterinary tranquilizer, long noted in the street opioid …
Implementation of safe supply alternatives during intersecting COVID-19 and overdose health emergencies in British Columbia, Canada, 2021
Objectives. To explore the implementation and effectiveness of the British Columbia,
Canada, risk mitigation guidelines among people who use drugs, focusing on how …
Canada, risk mitigation guidelines among people who use drugs, focusing on how …
First 2 months of operation at first publicly recognized overdose prevention centers in US
A Harocopos, BE Gibson, N Saha, MT McRae… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
In New York City (NYC), there were 2062 overdose fatalities in 2020, the deadliest year on
record for NYC and the US. 1 Fentanyl and its analogs were the most common substances …
record for NYC and the US. 1 Fentanyl and its analogs were the most common substances …
Peer worker involvement in low-threshold supervised consumption facilities in the context of an overdose epidemic in Vancouver, Canada
Overdose prevention sites (OPS) are a form of supervised consumption facility that have
been implemented in Vancouver, Canada as an innovative response to an ongoing …
been implemented in Vancouver, Canada as an innovative response to an ongoing …
Impact of safer supply programs on injection practices: client and provider experiences in Ontario, Canada
Objectives Fentanyl has contributed to a sharp rise in the toxicity of the unregulated drug
supply and fatal overdoses in Canada. It has also changed injection practices. Injection …
supply and fatal overdoses in Canada. It has also changed injection practices. Injection …
[图书][B] Rapid ethnographies: A practical guide
C Vindrola-Padros - 2021 - books.google.com
Rapid ethnographies are used in a wide range of fields to speed up research quickly and
effectively. This book is the first practical guide to rapid ethnographies, helping readers to …
effectively. This book is the first practical guide to rapid ethnographies, helping readers to …
The anomalous pharmacology of fentanyl
E Kelly, K Sutcliffe, D Cavallo… - British journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fentanyl is a key therapeutic, used in anaesthesia and pain management. It is also
increasingly used illicitly and is responsible for a large and growing number of opioid …
increasingly used illicitly and is responsible for a large and growing number of opioid …
The practice and embodiment of “goofballs”: a qualitative study exploring the co-injection of methamphetamines and opioids
Background Polysubstance use is common among people who use drugs, including the co-
use of stimulants and opioids. Research suggests the practice of simultaneous co-injection …
use of stimulants and opioids. Research suggests the practice of simultaneous co-injection …