September data on #opioid-related deaths in #Ontario from the OCC is now available.

🚨There were 207 suspect drug-related deaths reported in September 2026 in Ontario.

Data available for download at odprn.ca/occ-opioid-a...

Drug dependence and drug #addiction too often get conflated. If someone is dependent on an #opioid taken for pain, for example, but their life is improved because of the drug, that's not an addiction. This is why the DSM factors out tolerance and withdrawal for meds taken as prescribed. #Pain

#Cannabis as a Treatment for #Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) So far, no evidence has emerged to support the claims. https://wp.me/pbpdx5-cyV

Long-term #Opioid use following definitive radiation or chemoradiation is common among patients with nonmetastatic head and neck cancer, according to research from @jamaotolaryngology.com

Read the full article on this study here: https://bit.ly/3TPQyEe

Endogenous #opioid dynamics in the dorsal #striatum sculpt #neural activity to promote goal-directed action: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Long-term #Opioid and #Gabapentinoid Related Harms in Chronic Kidney Disease #CKD

#VisualAbstract by Corina Teodosiu

https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(26)03317-6/fulltext

Could securing abandoned houses help prevent fatal #Opioid overdoses?

A @jamanetworkopen.com study led by LDI’s Eugenia South and Zachary Meisel found a 17.6% drop in fatal overdoses when houses were secured, suggesting where people use drugs may affect survival.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4rLjCJE

On our Bookshelf: A probation officer recruits 'family power': "#Opioid Addiction and #Probation: Effective Support" http://wp.me/pbpdx5-aLS

Supplement reverses damage in #rats exposed to #opioids before #birth 🧠

A #dietary supplement partially reversed #brain and #behavioural effects of prenatal #opioid exposure in #rats, UNSW #researchers found.

Learn more: 🔗 www.eara.eu/news/supplem...

#AnimalResearch #OpioidCrisis #GutHealth

Essential to #medical practice, but highly #addictive. Video offers practical advice on #opioid #painkillers: http://wp.me/pbpdx5-24n

Learn how the #Opioid #Archive used a mix of AI models and human experts to generate metadata for the OIDA Image Collection: www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/news/6847b37...

#Opioid Alternatives Reducing risk of opioid #addiction triggers profit wars between Big Insurance and Big Pharma. https://wp.me/pbpdx5-b8r

This therapy for #opioid #addiction is promising, but on its own it may be a recipe for failure: "Is #MAT Enough?" https://wp.me/pbpdx5-b6T

Yet another article about how #opioid settlement funds all to often aren't being used to help those struggling with #addiction, but instead are bolstering policing and surveillance budgets. #police
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Financial or other incentives to prescribe them may lead physicians to ignore patient concerns. "#Opioid Evangelism" https://wp.me/pbpdx5-brH

Illicit: A Response #music #indie #guitar #opioid #opiate #drugs #morphine #folkpunk #musician #singersongwriter #artist #lostinthesauce

Now available:
SFPT annual meeting abstracts
#pharmacology #fundamental #clinical #DrugNews #TherapeuticNews #prevention #preclinical #pharmacovigilance #pharmacoepidemiology #drug #AddictionMonitoring #opioid #chemsex #pharmacokinetics
@sfpt-fr.org
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14728206...

Surviving an #opioid overdose is not the end of the risk. A perspective identifies 6 interacting factors behind elevated 1-year mortality after overdose—including organ injury, neuropsychological harms, and fentanyl exposure. Read the paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Restorative Justice for Big Pharma? They're helping fight the #opioid epidemic. It's a profitable kind of "help". https://wp.me/pbpdx5-bcu

Older age, elective surgery, open approach, and longer operative time were associated with greater likelihood of #Opioid prescribing at discharge in pediatric surgical care. ja.ma/3TgraHx