Opioid

Low Self-Esteem Connected to Greater Risk for Opioid Use

Scientific article

3 October 2018

It has been suggested that individuals with low self-esteem are more likely to choose maladaptive coping behaviors, such as abuse of opioids, when faced with life stressors. In a recent study conducted in New York, over 1000 adults, of...

The Effect of Public Health-Oriented Drug Law Reform on HIV Incidence in People who Inject Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico

Scientific article

16 August 2018

Summary Background As countries embark on public health-oriented drug law reform, health impact evaluations are needed. In 2012, Mexico mandated the narcomenudeo reform, which depenalised the possession of small amounts of drugs and...

Occupational Patterns in Unintentional and Undetermined Drug-Involved and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths

Scientific article

24 August 2018

Summary What is already known about this topic? A majority of the U.S. population participates in the workforce. A person’s job affects both physical and psychological well- being. The opioid epidemic negatively affects workers, work-...

Launch of the UNODC Strategic Response to the Opioids Crisis

25 June 2018

Vienna

Austria

Monday, 25 June 2018, 2:00 p.m.

Board Room D, Vienna International Centre

Click here to access the webcast!

SAMHSA Announces $930 Million Funding Opportunity to Combat the Opioid Crisis

News

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is now accepting applications for $930 million in State Opioid Response Grants. SAMHSA will...

Using the National Hospital Care Survey (NHCS) to Identify Opioid-Related Hospital Visits

19 June 2018

webinar

United States

Presenters:
Margaret Noonan, Team Lead, Hospital Care Team, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Carol DeFrances, Ph.D., Chief, Ambulatory and Hospital Care Statistics Branch, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Global Statistics on Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drug Use: 2017 Status Report

Scientific article

10 May 2018

Abstract Aims This review provides an up‐to‐date curated source of information on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use and their associated mortality and burden of disease. Limitations in the data are also discussed, including how these...

Abuse-Deterrent Opioid Formulations

Scientific article

Abstract Abuse-deterrent opioid formulations have been suggested as one way to decrease the abuse, addiction, and overdose of orally prescribed opioids. Ten oral opioid formulations have received abuse-deterrent labeling by the U.S. Food...

Measuring the Burden of Opioid-Related Mortality in Ontario, Canada

Scientific article

25 April 2018

Opioid overdose is a leading public health problem across Canada that continues to evolve, particularly as clandestinely-produced opioids enter the market (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2017). In 2014, we published a study that found that...

Psychiatric Co-Morbidities in Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorders: Prevalence, Impact, and Implications for Treatment

Scientific article

9 March 2017

Abstract Purpose of Review This review seeks to investigate three questions: What is the prevalence of comorbid psychiatric diagnoses among pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD)? How do comorbid psychiatric illnesses impact pregnant...