Opioids are effective analgesics, but they can have harmful adverse effects, such as
addiction and potentially fatal respiratory depression. Naloxone is currently the only …

The opioid crisis has proliferated at an unprecedented rate worldwide, posing significant
public health challenges. This review presents the current state of electrochemical methods …

The use of novel synthetic opioids as recreational drugs has become a public health
concern as they are implicated in numerous fatal intoxications across the world. Synthetic …

Carfentanil is a synthetic fentanyl analogue approved for veterinary use. It is a mu-opioid
receptor agonist with an estimated analgesic potency approximately 10,000 times that of …

Novel Psychoactive Substances: Classification, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Second
Edition provides readers with a comprehensive examination on the classification, detection …

Objectives. To investigate what transpires at opioid overdoses where police administer
naloxone and to identify the frequency with which concerns about police-administered …

Background People who use drugs (PWUD) must weigh complex legal scenarios when
seeking help during overdose events. Good Samaritan laws (GSL) offer limited immunity for …

Background Ion mobility spectrometry is used for the rapid detection of drugs at points of
security but are unable to differentiate some drugs leading to the instrument alarming for a …

First responders—including police officers—play a prominent role in managing the risk of
fentanyl overdoses. In many jurisdictions, they have Naloxone (also commercially available …

Background In parallel to a substantial increase in opioid overdose deaths in New
Hampshire (NH), emergency personnel experienced an increase in opioid-related …