opioid crisis

Opioid Use Disorder: A Nature Reviews Primer

Book

8 January 2020

Abstract | Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic relapsing disorder that, whilst initially driven by activation of brain reward neurocircuits, increasingly engages anti-reward neurocircuits that drive adverse emotional states and relapse...

The Emerging Role of Toxic Adulterants in Street Drugs in the US Illicit Opioid Crisis

Scientific article

18 November 2019

This article introduces the emergence of adulterant cutting agents in street drugs in the United States and considers the synergistic effects that is compounding the opioids crisis in the U.S. The article outlines the role of the Colombo...

Addressing the Opioid Crisis via Community-Based Technical Assistance

27 February 2019

Webinar

This webinar will provide an overview of the U.S. opioid crisis and technical assistance models. Participants will gain a complete understanding of technical assistance and how it can assist providers in addressing

National Drug Control Strategy of the United States

Book

31 January 2019

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is proud to announce the release of the National Drug Control Strategy, which outlines how the U.S. Federal government will reduce American fatalities to drug use.

2019 AATOD Conference

19 October 2019

Orlando

The American Association for the

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids

Book

8 September 2018

The Office of the Surgeon General and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) developed this Spotlight on Opioids from the Surgeon General’s Report, in order to provide opioid-related information in one, easy...

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-...

Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis in the US

Scientific article

3 July 2018

Abstract Purpose of Review: In light of the current crisis in opioid involved overdose deaths, the federal Department of Health and Human Services operating divisions are working together to implement a data-driven, research-based strategy...

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

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There’s an Opioid Abuse Problem Unfolding in African Cities and It’s Not Getting the Attention It Needs

News

An opioid crisis is spreading throughout Africa. This comprehensive article traces consumption of tramadol across the continent, focusing on the scenario in various African countries in addition to the complexities of deciding on how to...

A Libyan police officer views a haul of prescription drug Tramadol seized from a shipping container in Tripoli (Reuters/Chris Helgren)

Themes

Epidemiology and Etiology

Supply control

Emergency Resources