Overdose deaths are often viewed as the leading edge of the opioid epidemic which has
gripped the United States over the past two decades (Skolnick, 2018a). This emphasis is …

Drug markets and pattern of consumption in parts of the world are shifting towards
contamination and opioids like fentanyl as the drug of choice, which dismantles insufficient …

Objective To compare the risk of mortality among people with opioid use disorder on and off
opioid agonist treatment (OAT) in a setting with a high prevalence of illicitly manufactured …

Forensic Chemistry, Third Edition, the new edition of this ground-breaking book, continues to
serve as the leading forensic chemistry text on the market. Fully updated, this edition …

The rising number of deaths caused by fentanyl overdosing in the US due to the
overwhelming illicit use of this synthetic opioid has started a global campaign to develop …

The term 'opioids' refers to both the natural compounds ('opiates') which are extracted from
the opium poppy plant (Papaver somniferum) and their semi-synthetic and synthetic …

Drug markets are dynamic systems which change based on demand, competition,
legislation and revenue. Shifts that are not met with immediate and appropriate responses …

The use of novel synthetic opioids as recreational drugs has become a public health
concern as they are implicated in numerous fatal intoxications across the world. Synthetic …

North America's opioid epidemic has created a need for drug checking technologies (DCT)
that can detect potent opioids such as fentanyl and its analogues in drugs, and thus reduce …

Abstract Background: In British Columbia, Canada, illicit opioids have been increasingly
combined with etizolam, a benzodiazepine analog, that continues to challenge popular …