Advanced search
Publication Cover
Substance Use & Misuse Volume 54, 2019 - Issue 6
Submit an article Journal homepage
443
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

High Prevalence of Self-Reported Exposure to Adulterated Drugs Among People Who Experienced an Opioid Overdose in Canada: A Cohort Study

Amy PrangnellBritish Columbia Centre on Substance Use, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ;School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; View further author information
,
Christopher FairgrieveBritish Columbia Centre on Substance Use, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ;Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; View further author information
,
Ekaterina NosovaBritish Columbia Centre on Substance Use, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; View further author information
,
Kora DeBeckBritish Columbia Centre on Substance Use, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ;School of Public Policy, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; View further author information
,
M.-J. MilloyBritish Columbia Centre on Substance Use, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ;Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; View further author information
&
Kanna HayashiBritish Columbia Centre on Substance Use, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ;Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3843-2928View further author information
ORCID Icon
Pages 980-985 | Published online: 20 Jan 2019

References

  • British Columbia Coroners Service. (2017). Fentanyl-detected illicit drug overdose deaths January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2017. Retrieved from https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/public-safety-and-emergency-services/death-investigation/statistical/fentanyl-detected-overdose.pdf
  • Carroll, J. J., Marshall, B. D. L., Rich, J. D., & Green, T. C. (2017). Exposure to fentanyl-contaminated heroin and overdose risk among illicit opioid users in Rhode Island: A mixed methods study. International Journal of Drug Policy, 46, 136–145. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.023
  • Frank, R. G., & Pollack, H. A. (2017). Addressing the fentanyl threat to public health. New England Journal of Medicine, 376(7), 605–607. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1615145
  • Macmadu, A., Carroll, J. J., Hadland, S. E., Green, T. C., & Marshall, B. D. (2017). Prevalence and correlates of fentanyl-adulterated heroin exposure among young adults who use prescription opioids non-medically. Addictive Behaviors, 68, 35–38. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.01.014
  • Marsh, D. C., & Fair, B. R. (2006). Addiction treatment in Vancouver. International Journal of Drug Policy, 17(2), 137–141. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.12.006
  • Mercado, M. C., Sumner, S. A., Spelke, M. B., Bohm, M. K., Sugerman, D. E., & Stanley, C. (2017). Increase in drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl-Rhode Island, January 2012–March 2014. Pain Medicine, 19(3), 511–523. doi:10.1093/pm/pnx015
  • Mounteney, J., Giraudon, I., Denissov, G., & Griffiths, P. (2015). Fentanyls: Are we missing the signs? Highly potent and on the rise in Europe. International Journal of Drug Policy, 26(7), 626–631. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.04.003
  • Park, J. N., Weir, B. W., Allen, S. T., Chaulk, P., & Sherman, S. G. (2018). Fentanyl-contaminated drugs and non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, MD. Harm Reduction Journal, 15(1), 34. doi:10.1186/s12954-018-0240-z
  • Potier, C., Laprevote, V., Dubois-Arber, F., Cottencin, O., & Rolland, B. (2014). Supervised injection services: What has been demonstrated? A systematic literature review. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 145, 48–68. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.10.012
  • Somerville, N. J., O’Donnell, J., Gladden, R. M., Zibbell, J. E., Green, T. C., Younkin, M., … Walley, A. Y. (2017). Characteristics of fentanyl overdose - Massachusetts, 2014-2016. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 66(14), 382–386. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6614a2
  • Tyndall, M. W., Currie, S., Spittal, P., Li, K., Wood, E., O'Shaughnessy, M. V., & Schechter, M. T. (2003). Intensive injection cocaine use as the primary risk factor in the Vancouver HIV-1 epidemic. Aids (London, England), 17(6), 887–893. doi:10.1097/01.aids.0000050859.71999.ae
  • Vancouver Coastal Health. (2016). 86% of drugs checked at Insite contain fentanyl. Retrieved from http://www.vch.ca/about-us/news/news-releases/86-of-drugs-checked-at-insite-contain-fentanyl
  • Vancouver Coastal Health. (2017). Supervised injection sites. Retrieved from http://www.vch.ca/public-health/harm-reduction/supervised-injection-sites
  • Volpe, D. A., McMahon Tobin, G. A., Mellon, R. D., Katki, A. G., Parker, R. J., Colatsky, T., … Verbois, S. L. (2011). Uniform assessment and ranking of opioid mu receptor binding constants for selected opioid drugs. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 59(3), 385–390. doi:10.1016/j.yrtph.2010.12.007
  • Wood, E., & Kerr, T. (2006). What do you do when you hit rock bottom? Responding to drugs in the city of Vancouver. International Journal of Drug Policy, 17(2), 55–60. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.12.007
  • Wood, E., Stoltz, J. A., Montaner, J. S., & Kerr, T. (2006). Evaluating methamphetamine use and risks of injection initiation among street youth: the ARYS study. Harm Reduction Journal, 3(1), 18. doi:10.1186/1477-7517-3-18

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.