Opioid epidemic: lessons learned and updated recommendations for misuse involving prescription versus non-prescription opioids

A Bedene, A Dahan, FR Rosendaal… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction In the past decades, the opioid crisis has heavily impacted parts of the US
society and has been followed by an increase in the use of opioids worldwide. It is of …

[HTML][HTML] State marijuana laws and opioid overdose mortality

S Chihuri, G Li - Injury epidemiology, 2019 - Springer
The opioid epidemic in the United States is a national public health crisis. In recent years,
marijuana legalization has been increasingly adopted by state governments as a policy …

Risk and protective factors for cannabis, cocaine, and opioid use disorders: An umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies

M Solmi, E Dragioti, G Croatto, J Radua… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Several meta-analyses of observational studies have addressed the association between
risk and protective factors and cannabis/cocaine/opioid use disorders, but results are …

Potential for harm associated with discharge opioids after hospital stay: a systematic review

GA Arwi, SA Schug - Drugs, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Mounting evidence highlights the adverse effects of opioids. In spite of this,
clinicians often prescribe excessive number of discharge opioids. The aim of this systematic …

[HTML][HTML] Screening to identify signals of opioid drug interactions leading to unintentional traumatic injury

CE Leonard, CM Brensinger, TPP Nguyen… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Efforts to minimize harms from opioid drug interactions may be hampered by
limited evidence on which drugs, when taken concomitantly with opioids, result in adverse …

Interaction between benzodiazepines and prescription opioids on incidence of hard braking events in older drivers

Z Liang, S Chihuri, HF Andrews… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Polypharmacy use among older adults is of increasing concern for driving
safety. This study assesses the individual and joint effects of benzodiazepines and …

Impacts of alcohol and opioid polysubstance use on road safety: Systematic review

E Beaulieu, RB Naumann, G Deveaux, L Wang… - Accident Analysis & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Connections between substance use, impairment, and road safety have been frequently
researched. Yet, little is known about how simultaneous use of opioids and alcohol affects …

Modeling, validation and simulation of electric vehicles using MATLAB

M Vairavel, R Girimurugan, C Shilaja… - AIP Conference …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
For important design and management decisions in high-performance vehicle models,
accurate EV powertrain modeling, evaluation, and testing are essential. A technique for the …

Fentanyl and driving impairment

TP Rohrig, E Nash, KA Osawa, X Shan… - Journal of analytical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The incidence of fentanyl in forensic toxicology analyses in the USA has dramatically
increased over the past several years. The increase in death cases has been well studied; …

Do opioid prescriptions lead to fatal car crashes?

MR Betz, LE Jones - American journal of health economics, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Widespread opioid misuse suggests a potential for increased fatal car crashes. However,
opioid use may not necessarily lead to additional crashes if drivers respond to opioid …