Purpose This systematic review summarizes and presents the current state of research
quantifying the relationship between mental disorder and overdose for people who use …

Drug, and specifically opioid-related, overdoses remain a major public health problem in the
United States. Multiple studies have examined individual risk factors associated with …

Introduction Among individuals who are released from prison, opioid overdose is a leading
cause of death with a risk more than ten-fold the general population. Although the …

Opioid addiction claims thousands of lives every year in the United States. The prevalence
of misuse, abuse, and overdose continues to rise despite the measures and initiatives taken …

Background The potential misapplication of current opioid prescribing policies remains
understudied and may have substantial adverse implications for patient safety. Methods We …

Background Only a small proportion of individuals who initiate nonmedical use of
prescription opioids (NUPO) transition to heroin, suggesting that more nuanced aspects of …

Efforts to reduce opioid-related harms have decreased opioid prescription but have
provoked concerns about unintended consequences, particularly for long-term opioid …

Background “Doctor shopping” typically refers to patients that seek controlled substance
prescriptions from multiple providers with the presumed intent to obtain these medications …

Background The shift from prescription to illicit drugs involved in drug poisoning deaths
raises questions about the current utility of prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a
disproportionately negative impact on individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD). A …