Three-Dimensional Structural Insights Have Revealed the Distinct Binding Interactions of Agonists, Partial Agonists, and Antagonists with the µ Opioid Receptor

Z Li, J Liu, F Dong, N Chang, R Huang, M Xia… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The United States is experiencing the most profound and devastating opioid crisis in history,
with the number of deaths involving opioids, including prescription and illegal opioids …

The economic impact of the opioid use disorder epidemic in America: Nurses' call to action

K Neville, M Foley - Nursing Economics, 2020 - search.proquest.com
The unprecedented public health opioid epidemic in America has created a tremendous
economic burden. Exorbitant costs from premature mortality, criminal justice, childcare and …

Community-level determinants of stakeholder perceptions of community stigma toward people with opioid use disorders, harm reduction services and treatment in the …

A Davis, KL Stringer, ML Drainoni, CB Oser… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Community stigma toward people with opioid use disorder (OUD) can impede
access to harm reduction services and treatment with medications for opioid use disorder …

[HTML][HTML] Forensic intelligence: Data analytics as the bridge between forensic science and investigation

Y Delgado, BS Price, PJ Speaker, SL Stoiloff - Forensic Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Scientists should not play a role in investigations nor should investigators play a role in the
scientific analyses. One way to bridge the relationship between the forensic scientist and the …

Healthcare cost associations of patients who use illicit drugs in Florida: a retrospective analysis

JL Ryan, VR Rosa - Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy, 2020 - Springer
Background Illicit drug use increases visits to the hospital. Research is limited on the costs of
these healthcare visits by illicit drug. Methods Florida's Agency for Health Care …

[HTML][HTML] “Preaddiction” construct and reward deficiency syndrome: genetic link via dopaminergic dysregulation

K Blum, I Elman, CA Dennen… - Annals of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
© Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved. Ann Transl Med 2022; 10 (21): 1181|
https://dx. doi. org/10.21037/atm-2022-32 tolerance tests [fasting blood glucose of 100–125 …

[HTML][HTML] The sentinel role of forensic toxicology laboratories to identify and act upon diverse drug threats by addressing toxicology and economic demands

JDR Miller, LD Mullen, PJ Speaker - Forensic science international …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, forensic toxicology laboratories have experienced an accelerated
increase in the demand for toxicological analyses without a corresponding growth in …

The differential vulnerabilities of Per2 knockout mice to the addictive properties of methamphetamine and cocaine

LV Sayson, HJ Lee, DM Ortiz, M Kim… - Progress in Neuro …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the pervasive occurrence of substance abuse worldwide, unraveling the
neuropharmacology of drugs of abuse, such as psychostimulants, is undeniably essential …

[HTML][HTML] Backlogs are a dynamic system, not a warehousing problem

MM Houck - Forensic Science International: Synergy, 2020 - Elsevier
Addressing casework backlogs would seem to represent “low hanging fruit” for increasing
offender apprehension and improving justice. Yet, after years of grant funding for backlog …

A Census of medicolegal death investigation in the United States: A need to determine the state of our nation's toxicology laboratories and their preparedness for the …

JD Ropero‐Miller… - Journal of forensic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In 2007, the Bureau of Justice Statistics reported on 2004 data collected from the
Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC). The CMEC was one of the first …