Schottland. Public Health Scotland issues warning after increase in ‘sudden’ overdoses - A ‘nitazene-type opioid’ has been identified in some samples linked to the overdoses  Public Health Scotland (PHS) is urging caution after the recent…

BKA. Vergiftungen und Todesfälle durch Synthetische Opioide In Großbritannien wurden seit Juni 2023 mehr als 400 Todesfälle durch den Konsum von Synthetischen Opioiden registriert. Nicht nur in Großbritannien sind Synthetische Opioide im Umlauf. Au…

Recent Drug Overdose Mortality Decline Compared With Pre–COVID-19 Trend. Kiang MV, Humphreys K.  JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(2):e2458090. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.58090 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticl…

Estimating mortality attributable to alcohol or tobacco – a cohort study from Germany.  John, U., Rumpf, HJ., Hanke, M. et al. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 20, 5 (2025). doi.org/10.1186/s13011-025-00633-1 https://substanceabusepol…

A qualitative study of benzodiazepine/z-drug and opioid co-use patterns and overdose risk.  Family HE, Vojt G, Poulter H, Bailey CP, Abdala Sheikh AP, Cavallo D, Karimi S, Booth N, Da Silva P, Aitken L, Stewart S, Hickman M, Henderson G, Scott…

What are the risk factors of non-fatal overdose among persons who use opioids? A systematic review and meta-analysis.  Dunne N, Casey MB, Ivers JH.  J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Jan 29;171:209630. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2025.209630. Epub…