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Scientists Discover Surprising Details about Xylazine in Combination with Fentanyl

May 14, 2024 sarah JonasResearch Results

Xylazine, often found in street-drug combo with fentanyl, was thought to only bind to the α2-adrenergic receptor, but UNC-Chapel Hill scientists discovered it also binds to opioid receptors, which could have profound impacts on fentanyl overdose treatment.

CDC report on drug overdose deaths: Johns Hopkins experts available

March 19, 2024 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

Experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will be available for interviews around the upcoming CDC Data Brief on Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2002-2022, scheduled to be released on Thursday, March 21. Kenneth Feder,…

Overdose deaths from fentanyl laced stimulants have risen 50-fold since 2010

September 14, 2023 sarah JonasResearch Results

New UCLA-led research has found that the proportion of US overdose deaths 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. This rise in constitutes the ‘fourth wave’ in the US’s long-running opioid overdose crisis

Study finds ‘staggering increase’ in methamphetamine deaths tied to opioid co-use

February 20, 2023 sarah JonasResearch Results

The U.S. methamphetamine mortality rate increased fiftyfold between 1999 and 2021, with most of the added deaths also involving heroin or fentanyl, researchers report in the American Journal of Public Health.

WVU pharmaceutical experts caution ‘one pill can kill’ as new forms of fentanyl become more prevalent

August 30, 2022 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

Faculty members with the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy are issuing warnings about the rise of fentanyl in Mountain State communities and elsewhere following the recent seizure of a large amount of “rainbow fentanyl,” potent illegal pills resembling candy, by law enforcement officers in Monongalia County.

UCLA researchers use artificial intelligence tools to speed critical information on drug overdose deaths

August 8, 2022 sarah JonasResearch Results

Fast data processing of overdose deaths, which have increased in recent years, is crucial to developing a rapid public health response. But the system now in place lacks precision and takes months. To correct that, UCLA researchers have developed an automated process that reduces data collection to a few weeks.

Overdose Deaths Involving Cocaine or Meth Tripled in Shadow of Opioid Crisis

October 20, 2021 sarah JonasResearch Results

Even as the opioid epidemic dominated national attention over the past decade, the rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine, methamphetamine and other stimulants tripled, a new study in veterans suggests.

Linking Hospital and Other Records Can Predict Both Fatal and Nonfatal Opioid Overdoses, Study Suggests

June 24, 2020 sarah JonasResearch Results

A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the odds of a fatal opioid overdose were 1.5 times higher for individuals with one to two visits to the emergency department for any medical issue than for people with no hospital visits.