Pharmaceutical opioid overdose deaths and the presence of witnesses

In the past two decades, rates of pharmaceutical opioid use and harms resulting from their use (including death) have risen. The present study identified a series of fatal opioid overdoses where there was evidence that witnesses had noted symptoms consistent with overdose, and examined associated contextual factors.

Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - February 9, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Rowan P. Ogeil, Jeremy Dwyer, Lyndal Bugeja, Cherie Heilbronn, Dan I. Lubman, Belinda Lloyd Source Type: research