“It’s remarkable that there has not been a single #overdose death at a #supervisedconsumption site since the first one opened in Vancouver in 2003. Harm reduction programs have proven themselves to be lifesavers, and anger at the public disorder that is sometimes an unintended consequence doesn’t change that reality.” https://med-mastodon.com/@picardonhealth/114262724584841142
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“#acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause of acute liver injury (ALI) and acute liver failure (ALF) in the developed world.” https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5962381/ and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441917/ #drugs #drugsafety #overdose #druguse Perspectives to consider in the discourse on #psychedelics #ketamine #poppers #alcohol #nicotine #marijuana — and go easy on the Tylenol!
https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/15/7/725/5897711 Effects of #acetaminophen on risk taking (Keveany, et al, 2020) — Should at home Tylenol be banned? Should paracetomol be given only in psychiatry clinics under supervision like $pravato ? This drug changes behavior, elicits fatal overdoses resulting in hundreds of thousands of emergency room visits, and the most common cause of liver failure due to #overdose #misuse in the developed world. Some perspective in the discourse on #psychedelics , #ketamine and #drugsafety
OUP AcademicEffects of acetaminophen on risk takingAbstract. Acetaminophen, an analgesic and antipyretic available over-the-counter and used in over 600 medicines, is one of the most consumed drugs in the USA. R
Free naloxone nasal spray needed to deal with Sask. overdose spike, say front-line groups
In the midst of an overdose crisis, organizations are calling for the Saskatchewan government to fund naloxone nasal spray, which is easier to use.
#overdose #publichealth #government #Saskatchewan #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/front-line-groups-free-naloxone-nasal-spray-1.7494343?cmp=rss
Study linking B.C. drug policies to overdose hospitalizations questioned
British Columbia's former chief coroner says a new study linking safer supply and decriminalization to a rise in opioid overdose hospitalizations doesn't provide the full picture.
#politics #health #research #BritishColumbia #Overdose #toxicdrugs
https://globalnews.ca/news/11099834/bc-overdose-study-questioned/
Opposition, Saskatoon library union say Sask. government needs to act on overdose crisis
Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP says an explosion of overdoses in Saskatoon, and the subsequent closures of two libraries and the city's only supervised consumption site, show the provincial government isn't putting health...
#politics #overdose #crisis #library #Saskatoon #Saskatchewan
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/overdoses-and-violence-causes-two-libraries-in-saskatoon-to-close-1.7492155?cmp=rss
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Saskatoon overdoses having an impact on Narcan availability
Amidst a staggering jump in overdoses, Saskatoon first responders and support organizations are seeing significant demand for naloxone kits.
#overdose #publichealth #availability #Saskatoon #Canada #Health
https://globalnews.ca/news/11072228/saskatoon-overdoses-having-an-impact-on-narcan-availability/
Saskatoon overdoses having an impact on Narcan availability
Amidst a staggering jump in overdoses, Saskatoon first responders and support organizations are seeing significant demand for naloxone kits.
#overdose #publichealth #availability #Saskatoon #Canada #Health
https://globalnews.ca/news/11072228/saskatoon-overdoses-having-an-impact-on-narcan-availability/
Overdoses spike in Saskatchewan despite downward trend
Overdoses in 2024 marked a four-year low for Saskatchewan. But recent overdoses in Saskatoon and alerts of dangerous drug supplies make optimism about the trend premature.
#overdose #drugs #health #Saskatchewan #Saskatoon #Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11053018/overdoses-spike-in-saskatchewan/
Global News · Overdoses spike in Saskatchewan despite downward trend
Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid is hurting one of his major campaign promises: 
taking on #fentanyl and ending #overdose deaths from the drug in the U.S.
Reuters reports that a United Nations counternarcotics program that seeks to stop fentanyl chemicals from reaching Mexico’s drug cartels
has been held up by Trump’s aid freeze,
citing eight unnamed sources.
The effort gave the Mexican navy training and equipment to boost screening at Mexico’s busiest container port, the Port of Manzanillo.
Two more Mexican ports were supposed to be added to the initiative this month until funding was cut off
https://newrepublic.com/post/191906/trump-funding-freeze-drugs-mexico-border
The New Republic · Trump’s Funding Freeze Creates Narco Dream at Mexico BorderDonald Trump has already broken a key campaign promise with his funding freeze.
The decrease in #overdose deaths may be due to a more "aggressive approach" toward the treatment of #DrugConditions. It may also be linked to a decrease in the #fentanyl #supply. https://buff.ly/43q9xIf #GoodNews #PublicHealth #CDC
ABC News · Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began: CDC
https://www.europesays.com/1824607/ NRV health organizations warning of increased “Purple Heroin” overdoses #addiction #america #carfentanyl #Dangerous #deadly #drug #Entertainment #Fentanyl #harm #health #heroin #injected #local #new #NRV #overdose #Purple #réduction #Services #sports #substance #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA
After years of litigation that delayed payments designed to combat the national opioid crisis, Purdue Pharma and the billionaire Sackler family who own it agreed to pay $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the opioid manufacturer’s role in the crisis and give up their company ownership #opioid #Drugs #Sacklers #overdosecrisis #overdose #deaths https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/health/sacklers-purdue-settlement-opioids.html
The New York Times · Sacklers Up Their Offer to Settle Purdue Opioids Cases, With a New Condition
#Sackler e #PurduePharma accettano un patteggiamento da 7,4 miliardi di dollari per la #crisi degli #oppioidi.
L’intesa coinvolge 14 #stati #americani, migliaia di #governi #locali, centinaia di #tribùnative e 140mila persone vittime della #dipendenza da #Oxycontin.
La vicenda risale alla fine degli anni Novanta, quando Oxycontin fu pubblicizzato come #farmacoantidolorifico privo di rischi di dipendenza.
Dal 1999, le morti per #overdose negli #StatiUniti hanno ..1/2
Closure of supervised consumption sites could lead to more overdoses, paramedic stress: TPH report
TPH report recommends the province increase access to supervised consumption sites to prevent fatal overdoses, allow needle exchange at Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs.
#overdose #publichealth #addiction #harmreduction #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tph-report-supervised-consumption-sites-ontario-1.7431843?cmp=rss
Closure of supervised consumption sites could lead to more overdoses, paramedic stress: TPH report
TPH report recommends the province increase access to supervised consumption sites to prevent fatal overdoses, allow needle exchange at Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs.
#overdose #publichealth #addiction #harmreduction #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tph-report-supervised-consumption-sites-ontario-1.7431843?cmp=rss
Saskatoon supervised consumption site worried about increase in overdoses in 2025
Saskatoon’s only supervised consumption site is raising alarm bells about an increase in overdoses in 2025.
#health #drugs #overdose #Saskatoon #Canada #PrairieHarmReduction
https://globalnews.ca/news/10956715/saskatoon-supervised-consumption-site-worried-increase-overdoses-2025/
