Annual rates of emergency department visits for cannabis-involved traffic injury increased by 475 percent over 13 years, according to a new study from The Ottawa Hospital.
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In January, the CFSRE will move into a new state of the art facility in suburban Philadelphia that will
accommodate the growing scope and scale of its mission to educate, train and conduct research.
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Emanuele Alves is developing a device that could offer results within minutes and reduce false positives.
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New research out of UCLA shows the proportion of overdose deaths in the U.S. involving both fentanyl and stimulants has increased more than 50-fold since 2010—from 0.6% (235 deaths) in 2010 to 32.3% (34,429 deaths) in 2021.
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At issue are post-overdose outreach programs, which are designed to reach out to people who have recently survived an overdose.
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New research suggests that in Oregon and Washington, two states that implemented drug decriminalization policies in early 2021, there is no evidence of an association between decriminalization and fatal drug overdose rates.
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Over the past decade, the illicit drug trade primarily developed and used fentanyl analogs.
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These investments will help Ohio law enforcement secure critical tools and equipment to keep communities safe, as well as enhance access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals with substance abuse disorders.
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Researchers in England used real-world data of fatal opioid overdoses to show that naloxone-delivering drones reach patients in 7 minutes or less in 78% of cases—compared with 14% reached by ambulances in that timeframe.
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The body tends to clear drug metabolites within one week, and often sooner. Therefore, detecting drug use after the fact presents a challenge.
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