[HTML][HTML] New synthetic opioids: Clinical considerations and dangers

AN Edinoff, D Martinez Garza, SP Vining…�- Pain and Therapy, 2023 - Springer
Since the early 2010s, synthetic opioids have significantly contributed to overall opioid-
related overdose mortalities. For point of reference, of the 68,630 opioid-related deaths�…

[HTML][HTML] Shifting drug markets in North America-a global crisis in the making?

M Meyer, JN Westenberg, KL Jang, F Choi…�- International journal of�…, 2023 - Springer
Understanding drug market dynamics and their underlying driving factors is paramount to
developing effective responses to the overdose crisis in North America. This paper�…

Analysis of the UK Government's 10-Year Drugs Strategy—a resource for practitioners and policymakers

A Holland, A Stevens, M Harris, D Lewer…�- Journal of Public�…, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In 2021, during a drug-related death crisis in the UK, the Government published its ten-year
drugs strategy. This article, written in collaboration with the Faculty of Public Health and the�…

Independent and joint contributions of physical disability and chronic pain to incident opioid use disorder and opioid overdose among Medicaid patients

KL Hoffman, F Milazzo, NT Williams…�- Psychological�…, 2024 - cambridge.org
BackgroundChronic pain has been extensively explored as a risk factor for opioid misuse,
resulting in increased focus on opioid prescribing practices for individuals with such�…

[HTML][HTML] The impact of methamphetamine use on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment retention: a scoping review

C Russell, J Law, S Imtiaz, J Rehm, B Le Foll…�- Addiction science &�…, 2023 - Springer
Background An emerging public health threat of methamphetamine/opioid co-use is
occurring in North America, including increases in overdoses related to concomitant�…

[HTML][HTML] Effects of fentanyl on acute locomotor activity, behavioral sensitization, and contextual reward in female and male rats

AD Gaulden, N Burson, N Sadik, I Ghosh…�- Drug and alcohol�…, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Although fentanyl has gained widespread prominence, there remains a lack of
knowledge on the opioid synthetic agonist, particularly related to sex effects. Therefore, we�…

Heroin seeking and extinction from seeking activate matrix metalloproteinases at synapses on distinct subpopulations of accumbens cells

VC Chioma, A Kruyer, AC Bobadilla, A Angelis…�- Biological�…, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Seeking addictive drugs is regulated by synaptic plasticity in the nucleus
accumbens core and involves distinct plasticity in D 1 and D 2 receptor–expressing medium�…

Annual Research Review: Prenatal opioid exposure–a two‐generation approach to conceptualizing neurodevelopmental outcomes

E Conradt, M Camerota, S Maylott…�- Journal of child�…, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Opioid use during pregnancy impacts the health and well‐being of two generations: the
pregnant person and the child. The factors that increase risk for opioid use in the adult, as�…

Opioid use disorder and the brain: a clinical perspective

K Herlinger, A Lingford‐Hughes�- Addiction, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Opioid use disorder (OUD) has gained increasing publicity and interest during recent years,
with many countries describing problems of epidemic proportions with regard to opioid use�…

The pursuit of peer support for opioid use recovery on reddit

D Balsamo, P Bajardi, GDF Morales, C Monti…�- Proceedings of the�…, 2023 - ojs.aaai.org
Abstract Individuals suffering from Opioid Use Disorder and other socially stigmatized
conditions often rely on peer support groups to find comfort and motivation while treating�…