Fentanyl, not drug decriminalization, drives recent increases in Oregon's overdose mortality
Read Full Article
#Fentanyl #OverdoseCrisis #DrugSafety #SubstanceAbuse #OregonHealth
Read Full Article
#Fentanyl #OverdoseCrisis #DrugSafety #SubstanceAbuse #OregonHealth
Jamanetwork
Drug Decriminalization, Fentanyl, and Fatal Overdoses in Oregon
This cohort study examines the association of decriminalization of drug possession with fatal drug overdose rates in Oregon while accounting for the rapid spread of fentanyl in the state’s unregulated drug market.
👍4🤷♂1
Lethal synthetic opioids found in Australian wastewaters. Protonitazene is about three times as strong as fentanyl, which has driven an overdose crisis in North America in the last decade, while etonitazepyne is 40 times more powerful
Read Full Article
#SyntheticOpioids #Protonitazene #Etonitazepyne #OverdoseCrisis #PublicHealthAwareness
Read Full Article
#SyntheticOpioids #Protonitazene #Etonitazepyne #OverdoseCrisis #PublicHealthAwareness
UQ News
Lethal synthetic opioids found in Australian wastewaters
Deadly synthetic opioids have been detected in Australian wastewater for the first time, an international survey, led by UQ researchers, has found.
🤮8💊1