2022 IEEE 13th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 65 - 71
Published: Oct. 12, 2023
Investigators
conducted
a
research,
development,
testing,
and
implementation
project
to
create
an
end-to-end
system
that
monitored
public
access
naloxone
containers
using
Internet-of-Things
(IoT)
cloud
technologies
enable
research
into
opioid
overdose
rescue
resource
supply
use.
The
team
two-phase
study:
1.)
initial
development
component
explored
the
state
of
use
in
one
metropolitan
region
through
surveys
interviews,
resulting
fabrication
NaloxBox+
IoT
units
monitor
select
(NaloxBox)
at
pilot
sites;
2.)
observational
study
during
which
existing
NaloxBox
installations
over
6-month
period
determine
operational
characteristics
developed
IoT-cloud-notification
pipeline
characterize
events
associated
with
containers.
Semi-structured
interviews
5
organizations
owned
NaloxBoxes
were
completed
informed
pipeline.
25
produced
installed
8
local
regional
organizations.
All
continually
transmitted
datastreams
period;
75
opening
detected,
overdoses
(all
successful
reversal).
An
IoT-cloud-based
distributed
network
was
successfully
created
implemented
sites
for
overdoses.
SSM - Population Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25, P. 101595 - 101595
Published: Jan. 2, 2024
Mortality
rates
from
drug
poisoning,
suicide,
alcohol,
and
homicide
vary
significantly
across
the
United
States.
This
study
explores
localized
relationships
(i.e.,
geographically
specific
associations)
between
county-level
economic
household
distress
mortality
these
causes
among
working-age
adults
(25-64).
Harm Reduction Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
21(1)
Published: April 15, 2024
Abstract
Background
and
aims
Psychological
social
status,
environmental
context,
may
mediate
the
likelihood
of
experiencing
overdose
subsequent
to
illicit
drug
use.
The
aim
this
systematic
review
was
identify
synthesise
psychosocial
factors
associated
with
among
people
who
use
drugs.
Methods
This
registered
on
Prospero
(CRD42021242495).
Systematic
record
searches
were
undertaken
in
databases
peer-reviewed
literature
(Medline,
Embase,
PsycINFO,
Cinahl)
grey
sources
(Google
Scholar)
for
work
published
up
including
14
February
2023.
Reference
lists
selected
full-text
papers
searched
additional
records.
Studies
eligible
if
they
included
drugs
a
focus
relationships
between
Results
tabulated
narratively
synthesised.
Twenty-six
studies
review,
150,625
participants:
those
3,383–4072
(3%)
experienced
overdose.
Twenty-one
(81%)
conducted
North
America
23
(89%)
reported
polydrug
Psychosocial
risk
(
n
=
103)
identified
thematically
organised
into
ten
groups.
These
were:
income;
housing
instability;
incarceration;
traumatic
experiences;
perception
past
experience;
healthcare
own
injecting
skills;
setting;
conditions
physical
environment;
network
traits.
Conclusions
Global
rates
continue
increase,
many
guidelines
recommend
interventions
dependent
here
provide
useful
targets
practitioners
at
individual
level,
but
will
require
wider
policy
changes
affect
positive
change.
Future
research
should
seek
develop
trial
targeting
identified,
whilst
advocacy
key
reforms
reduce
harm
must
continue.
Substance Use & Misuse,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 9
Published: Feb. 18, 2025
Background
Opioid
use
disorder
(OUD)
in
pregnancy
has
substantially
increased
throughout
the
drug
overdose
crisis,
but
little
is
known
about
how
local
community
environments
are
associated
with
OUD
pregnancy.
This
study
investigates
spatial
patterns
and
residential
ZIP
code-level
factors
delivery
hospitalizations
Pennsylvania
compares
these
to
those
for
all
OUD-related
hospitalizations.
