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Synthetic opioids in Poland-A cause for concern or a media distraction?
Int J Drug Policy
November 2024
Head of CINN (Reitox Focal Point Point), Poland. Electronic address:
Background: The North American continent has been battling a major health crisis defined by opioids like OxyContin and fentanyl for over two decades now. In that time, it seemed that Europe is rather resilient to a similar problem, and heroin retained its position as a the most problematic opioid. This does seem to be changing and European media, including in Poland, is starting to report on growing popularity of synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContamination of a drug consumption room with drugs and potential risks for social health care workers.
Harm Reduct J
August 2024
Laboratoire national de santé, 1, rue Louis Rech, Dudelange, L-3555, Luxembourg.
Article Synopsis
- The study examined drug contamination (heroin, cocaine, and their by-products) in a Drug Consumption Room, focusing on surfaces and air quality.
- It involved testing before and after cleaning, measuring contamination levels on various surfaces, and analyzing urine and hair samples from staff for exposure.
- Results indicated significant contamination on surfaces, especially in the smoking area, but found minimal drug presence in staff samples, suggesting cleaning efforts were inadequate but health risks were low.
Loperamide-Induced Torsades de Pointes.
Cureus
July 2024
Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Harrisburg, Harrisburg, USA.
Loperamide is a readily available, over-the-counter medication used to treat diarrhea. At therapeutic doses, loperamide exerts its effects mainly on the intestinal opioid receptors with minimal psychoactive effects; however, at supratherapeutic doses, it reaches central opioid receptors. With tighter regulations on opioid prescriptions, loperamide has emerged as a popular drug of abuse among opioid users.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSubstance Misuse among Sexual and Gender Minorities: The Role of Everyday Discrimination and Identity.
Subst Use Misuse
November 2023
Department of Health Science, College of Health & Wellness, Johnson & Wales UniversityProvidence, USA.
Background: Sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) often deal with discrimination which can result in maladaptive coping like substance misuse, yet few studies have examined the association between everyday discrimination and various types of substance misuse among SGMs or whether there is heterogeneity in substance misuse or this relationship by SGM identity.
Methods: Data from 1316 adult SGMs in the United States were recruited from Reddit between February and March 2022. SGM identities (sexual minorities assigned male at birth (AMAB), sexual minorities assigned female at birth (AFAB), gender minorities AMAB, gender minorities AFAB), everyday discrimination, depressive symptoms, marijuana and alcohol misuse, over-the-counter drug misuse, prescription drug misuse, and heroin use were measured, along with demographics.
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