UK. Drug-Related Deaths Worst Ever - Cocaine-related deaths continue to rise Following on from the dire news from Scotland last week that 1,339 people died of drug misuse last year, yesterday’s figures for England and Wales were equally depressin...

USA. Is reducing opioids for pain patients linked to higher rates of overdose and mental health crisis? A new study found a 68% increase in overdose events and a doubling of mental health crises among patients who were on stable opioid therapy bu...

USA. Drug Overdoses Killed A Record Number Of Americans In 2020, Jumping By Nearly 30% More than 93,000 people died of a drug overdose in the U.S. last year — a record number that reflects a rise of nearly 30% from 2019, according to new data rel...

Identifying counties at risk of high overdose mortality burden during the emerging fentanyl epidemic in the USA: a predictive statistical modelling study Marks, Charles et al. The Lancet Public Health, Volume 0, Issue 0  https://www.thelan...

Association of Opioid Agonist Treatment With All-Cause Mortality and Specific Causes of Death Among People With Opioid Dependence: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.  Santo T, Clark B, Hickman M, et al.  JAMA Psychiatry. Publi...

USA. Drug overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year Deaths from drug overdoses soared to more than 93,000 last year, a staggering record that reflects the coronavirus pandemic’s toll on efforts to quell the crisis and the cont...