Opioids have a vital role in alleviating pain from cancer and surgery. Despite good
intentions, it is now recognised that the original WHO Cancer Pain Relief guidance from …

Background Opioids are strong pain medications that can be essential for acute pain.
However, opioids are also commonly used for chronic conditions and illicitly where there are …

Easy access to over-the-counter (OTC) drugs makes it possible to procure active substances
that normally used in therapeutic doses do not raise health problems. The use of high doses …

This article proposes to trace back the timeline of the monitoring of falsified medical
prescriptions in France as part of the French Addictovigilance System's toolbox. It examines …

Abstract Background In England and Wales coroners have a duty to write a report, called a
Prevention of Future Deaths report or PFD, when they believe that actions should be taken …

Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, such as codeine, are available as an OTC drug at common
drugstores and major e-commerce platforms, despite their known propensity for causing …

Background Opioid deaths have increased in England and Wales. Coroners' Prevention of
Future Deaths reports (PFDs) provide important insights that may enable safer use and avert …

Previous studies have predominantly focused on morphine for clinical use, codeine, and
heroin as potential contributors, neglecting the possible contribution from poppy straws in …

Purpose This paper aims to explore the misuse of prescription opioids, associated
consumption cultures and the emergence of “informal governing images” among young men …

It is well established that persistent organic pollutants are transported long distances in the
atmosphere and deposited into aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in remote areas …