Synthetic Opioids: Navigating a Changing Landscape in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
This 35-minute module focuses on how primary care providers can navigate the changing landscape of opioid use disorder in relation to synthetic opioids.
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ISRAEL POLICE: Fentanyl Distribution Cases
Attached: an article written by Superintendent Ilan Malka of ISRAEL POLICE on the subject of Fentanyl Distribution Cases published in WCO RILO WE INFO magazine - June 2023 edition.
Self-reported Xylazine Experiences: A Mixed-methods Study of Reddit Subscribers
Abstract Objectives Xylazine is an α2-agonist increasingly prevalent in the illicit drug supply. Our objectives were to curate information about xylazine through social media from people who use drugs (PWUDs). Specifically, we sought to...
UNODC World Drug Report 2023 warns of converging crises as illicit drug markets continue to expand
Continued record illicit drug supply and increasingly agile trafficking networks are compounding intersecting global crises and challenging health services and law enforcement responses, according to the World Drug Report 2023 launched by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today.
Fentanilo: un problema actual / Fentanyl: a current issue
According to the 2022 World Drug Report, the non-medical use of opioids like fentanyl poses substantial risks to global health. Opioids remain the most lethal group of psychoactive substances, accounting for two-thirds of deaths related directly to drugs, primarily overdoses. Additionally, fentanyl and its analogs were present in 90% of defined daily doses of synthetic opioids seized in 2020.
Fentanyl DrugFacts
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. It is a prescription drug that is also made and used illegally. Like morphine, it is a medicine that is typically used to treat patients...
The effects of opioid policy changes on transitions from prescription opioids to heroin, fentanyl and injection drug use: a qualitative analysis
Background Beginning in the 1990s, non-medical use of prescription opioids (POs) became a major public health crisis. In response to rising rates of opioid dependence and fatal poisonings, measures were instituted to decrease the...
The Dangers of Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs
This resource highlights the dangers of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs including fentanyl being the driver behind the opioid-related deaths in the U.S., potency, their use as adulterants and in making counterfeit pills, common routes of...
After Record Drug Bust, Questions of Opioid Crisis Creeping into Asia
VOA reports on the first seizure of fentanyl in Myanmar, raising concerns that a new route is opening up for the powerful synthetic drug. Additionally, the article highlights the production of crystal methamphetamine in the Shan state. Also...
UN Issues Warning after Myanmar Raids Net Record Breaking Fentanyl Seizures
The discovery of a large seizure of fentanyl in Myanmar indicates that the country may be a new transit route for the powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl.