Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine Analyte Concentrations in Urine Drug Testing Specimens.  Huhn AS, Whitley P, Bolin BL, Dunn KE.  JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(10):e2441063. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.41063 https://j...

USA. City of Seattle to become first in nation with fire department EMTs administering buprenorphine medication in the field  SEATTLE – The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) is expanding its Buprenorphine Pilot Program and Seattle will be the fi...

Facilitators of and barriers to buprenorphine initiation in the emergency department: a scoping review Bozinoff, Nikki et al. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, Volume 38, 100899  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS26...

Afghanistan. Trouble In Afghanistan’s Opium Fields: The Taliban War On Drugs  The Taliban have instituted a ban on narcotics in Afghanistan. While that has led to a massive drop in production, it is hitting the rural poor particularly hard. ...

Die Linke: Anfrage an die Bundesregierung zur Schadensminderung im Zusammenhang mit Opioiden – Antwort der Bundesregierung Deutscher Bundestag Drucksache 20/12902, 20. Wahlperiode, 11.09.2024 Antwort der Bundesregierung auf die Kleine Anfrage de...

Barriers and facilitators to implementing treatment for opioid use disorder in community hospitals.  Shearer R, Hagedorn H, Englander H, Siegler T, Kibben R, Fawole A, Patten A, Fitzpatrick A, Laes J, Fernando J, Appleton N, Oot E, Titus H, ...