Opioid

NIDA Resource: Opioid Facts for Teens

Book

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has published a new resource to provide teenagers with accurate information about opioids. The publication includes a selection of facts on opioids, a section on opioids and heroin, and a helpful list of...

Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2011–2016

Scientific article

12 December 2018

Abstract Objective: This report identifies the specific drugs involved most frequently in drug overdose deaths in the United States from 2011 through 2016. Methods: Record-level data from the 2011–2016 National Vital Statistics System...

Sustained Opioid Antagonism Modulates Striatal Sensitivity to Baby Schema in Opioid Use Disorder

Scientific article

18 October 2017

Highlights First fMRI study on the effects of naltrexone on social motivation in opioid-addicted patients. Extended release naltrexone modulates brain response to the level of cuteness in baby portraits. Reduction in craving for opioids is...

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...