[HTML][HTML] An emergency response to the opioid overdose crisis in Canada: a regulated opioid distribution program

M Tyndall - Cmaj, 2018 - Can Med Assoc
E36 CMAJ| JANUARY 15, 2018| VOLUME 190| ISSUE 2 opioids runs counter to prevailing
narratives regarding the origins of the current overdose crisis. However, it is now clear that …

Tackling the overdose crisis: the role of safe supply

A Ivsins, J Boyd, L Beletsky, R McNeil - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
North America is experiencing an unprecedented overdose crisis driven by the proliferation
of fentanyl and its analogues in the illicit drug supply. In 2018 there were 67,367 drug …

Geographic trends in opioid overdoses in the US from 1999 to 2020

LA Post, A Lundberg, CB Moss, CA Brandt… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
The US opioid crisis has evolved over time. Ciccarone1 posited a theory of 3 overlapping
waves of opioid-involved overdose deaths (OODs) based on supply (iatrogenic and new …

Losing the uphill battle? Emergent harm reduction interventions and barriers during the opioid overdose crisis in Canada

C Strike, TM Watson - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Canada continues to experience an escalating opioid overdose crisis that has claimed more
than 8000 lives in the country since 2016. The presence of the synthetic opioid fentanyl and …

The north American opioid epidemic

PJ Jannetto - Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: The culmination of the widespread overprescription of opioids, a resurgence of
heroin use, and increased accessibility and use of illicit synthetic opioids is commonly …

[HTML][HTML] The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act—what will it mean for the opioid-overdose crisis?

CS Davis - New England Journal of Medicine, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Although new opioid legislation is a step in
the right direction, substantially altering the trajectory of the opioid epidemic requires a …

Public health responses to the opioid crisis in North America

T Kerr - J Epidemiol Community Health, 2019 - jech.bmj.com
The opioid overdose epidemic in North America remains among the most challenging public
health issues of recent times. Sadly, all evidence points to a worsening of the epidemic, 1 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Naloxone distribution, trauma, and supporting community-based overdose responders

D Shearer, T Fleming, J Boyd… - The International journal …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
North America is in the midst of a growing overdose epidemic. The dramatic rise in overdose
deaths experienced over the last five years can primarily be attributed to increases in the …

Pharmaceutical opioid poisonings in Victoria, Australia: rates and characteristics of a decade of emergency department presentations among nine pharmaceutical …

T Lam, J Hayman, J Berecki‐Gisolf, P Sanfilippo… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims Pharmaceutical opioids are a significant contributor to the global
'opioid crisis', yet few studies have comprehensively distinguished between opioid types. We …

[PDF][PDF] Understanding the implications of a shifting opioid landscape in Ontario

T Gomes, DN Juurlink - Healthc Q, 2019 - researchgate.net
North America is currently in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis, leading to changes in
drug policy and clinical practice guideline recommendations. Data from Ontario's …