#MMWR Alert: Notes from the Field: Cluster of Severe Illness from Neptune’s Fix Tianeptine Linked to Synthetic Cannabinoids — #NewJersey, June–November 2023 🚨READ: bit.ly/3HIJTSU 📱👨‍⚕️#PoisonHelp 800-222-1222 NJDOH Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Rutgers Health University Hospital

Potential materials for distro: xylazine (shorturl.at/mEF49), wounds (shorturl.at/lKQRU) Educational videos: xylazine (shorturl.at/pyEW3), wounds (rb.gy/cl4m6u) Upcoming trainings on xylazine, fundamentals of wound care, etc: shorturl.at/clmnP

.NJ Poison Center physicians are raising new alarm about the drug tianeptine. Informally called “gas station heroin," the drug is increasingly tainted with other substances that may be contributing to the toxic effects. Tom Avril reports. trib.al/fccuvmE

Changing State Policy to Promote Stronger Opioid Antagonists: Unnecessary and Potentially Harmful - Network for Public Health Law networkforphl.org/news-insights/…

Meeting the Health and Social Needs of America’s Unhoused and Housing-Unstable Populations: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians | Annals of Internal Medicine acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M2…

National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network Meeting Report: Managing Patients Exposed to Xylazine-Adulterated Opioids in Emergency, Hospital and Addiction Care Settings AnnalsofEM sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

and having to get prior authorization from payers to treat teens can have life-and-death consequences. #mnleg

As Colorado becomes just the second state in the country to ban use of the term “excited delirium” on police and autopsy reports… following our yearlong investigation… I want to take a moment to explain the motivation behind our work. 1/ 9news.com/article/news/i…

How does this admin expect to force people into rehab when the people currently seeking rehab already have difficulty finding a bed? We’re not prepared. “Mayor Parker’s plan to ‘remove the presence of drug users’ from Kensington raises new questions.” inquirer.com/politics/phila…

If syringe exchange is evidence-based healthcare, why is Philadelphia trying to defund it? Activists Pushing for Pennsylvania to Finally Authorize Syringe Programs filtermag.org/pennsylvania-a… via Filter | harm reduction journalism

CDC officials say that closing or limiting syringe exchanges in Philly could cause an HIV outbreak inquirer.com/health/opioid-… via @phillyinquirer

Check out the 28 minute mark in this video from PBS. Cooper University Health Care Living with Fentanyl pbs.org/video/living-w…

The study identifies effective, lifesaving interventions following initial nonfatal OD. The odds of dying from a subsequent OD decreased by 58% for methadone and 52% for buprenorphine. "Overdose, Behavioral Health Services, and MOUD After a Nonfatal OD" jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Drug deaths and overdoses plague Philly jails, raising concerns about plans to step up Kensington arrests inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

🌠New from the #AddictionMed Team! Ep #26: Addressing Adulterants (Xylaxine) in the Drug Supply W/Raagini Jawa MD, MPH, FASAM & Tehya *support harm reduction* Johnson, NP Produced by Zina Huxley-Reicher, MD We chat about: 💊Wound care tips ⭐️S/Sx of Xylazine exposure 📣Harm Reduction Tips thecurbsiders.com/addiction American College of Academic Addiction Medicine

Great comprehensive episode on #xylazine and wound care by ⁦The Curbsiders⁩ addiction with ⁦Raagini Jawa MD, MPH, FASAM⁩ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

On the 34th Anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is crucial that we rededicate ourselves to accessibility and inclusion for all. wesa.fm/politics-gover…

Video exploitation of Kensington’s distress is abhorrent. And it’s on us to stop. | Opinion inquirer.com/opinion/commen… via @phillyinquirer

Camden County is seeing a dramatic drop in drug overdose deaths. Cooper University Health Care Cooper Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program Rachel Haroz inquirer.com/health/opioid-… via @phillyinquirer

Buprenorphine Induction in Trauma Patients With Opioid Use Disorder – ... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Proud of the work that went into the care of trauma patients with OUD and Temple Trauma. IMO, patients here have the highest level of opioid dependence of anywhere in the US.