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Alabama Department of Public Health. (April 15, 2015). Usage of synthetic cannabinoids (spice) on the rise in Alabama. Press Release. Use of Synthetic Cannabinoids (Spice) on the Rise in Alabama.pdf35.9 KB
Albert, M, McCaig, L. F., Uddin, Sayeedha. (April 2015). "Emergency Department Visits for Drug Poisoning: United States, 2008-2011." CDC NCHS Data Brief, (196)
Albert, M., McCaig, L. F., & Uddin, S. (April 2015). Emergency Department Visits for Drug Poisoning: United States, 2008-2011. CDC NCHS Data Brief, (196). Emergency Department Visits for Drug Poisoning, United States, 2008-2011.pdf747.18 KB
Ashbrook, T. (2015). The Rise and Risks of Synthetic Marijuana. OnPoint.
Bebinger, M. (2015). "Drug Cocktails Fuel Massachusetts' Overdose Crisis." NPR.
Brooks, M. (May 11, 2015). National Spike in Synthetic Marijuana Emergencies. Medscape.com (http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/844482). Medscape National Spike SC Emergencies Quotes Wish NDEWS 051115.pdf64.92 KB
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. (2015). "CCENDU Bulletin: Deaths Involving Fentanyl in Canada, 2009-2014." Canada: Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use. CCSA-CCENDU-Fentanyl-Deaths-Canada-Bulletin-2015-en.pdf301.67 KB
CCENDU. (2015). CCENDU Drug Alert: Fentanyl-related Overdoses. CCSA CCENDU Drug Alert Fentanyl-related Overdoses.pdf229.24 KB
Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR). CESAR FAX Synthetic Cannabinoid Series. 2015. Synthetic Cannabinoid CESAR FAX Special Series 051515.pdf275.42 KB
Chavant, F, Boucher A, Le Boisselier, R, Deheul, S, Debruyne, D. "New synthetic drugs in addictovigilance." Therapie, March-April 70 (2): 167-89
Cicero, T. J., Ellis, M. S., Surratt, H. L., Kurtz, S. P., "The changing face of heroin use in the United States: a retrospective analysis of the past 50 years." Journal of the American Medical Association, July 1;71(7):821-6
Cicero, T.J., Ellis, M.S., & Harney, J. (2015). "Shifting patterns of prescription opioid and heroin abuse in the United States." New England Journal of Medicine, 373(18):1789-1790. http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc1505541
Curtis, B., Alanis-Hirsch, K., Kaynak, O, Cacciola, J., Meyers, K., & McLellan, A. T. (2015). "Using Web searches to track interest in synthetic cannabinoids (aka 'herbal incense')." Drug and Alcohol Review, 34:105-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12189
Daniulaityte, R., Nahhas, R.W., Wijeratne, S., Carlson, R.G., Lamy, F.R., Martins, S.S., Boyer, E.W., Smith, G.A., & Sheth, A. (2015). "'Time for dabs': Analyzing Twitter data on marijuana concentrates across the U.S." Drug and Alcohol Dependence 155:307-311. http:/dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.07.1199
Davis CS, et all. (2015). Legal Changes to Increase Access to Naloxone for Opioid Overdose Reversal in the United States. Drug Alcohol Depend.
Davis, J.M., Mendelson, B., Berkes, J.J., Suleta, K., Corsi, K.F., & Booth., R.E. (2015). "Public Health Effects of Medical Marijuana Legalization in Colorado." American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.06.034
Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control. (March 2015). Fentanyl. Press Release. Fentanyl.pdf24.46 KB
Drug Enforcement Administration. (2015). "2013 Heroin Domestic Monitor Program." 2013 Heroin Domestic Monitor Program.pdf1.71 MB
Drug Enforcement Administration. (2015). "2013 National Level STRIDE Price and Purity Data." 2013 National Level STRIDE Price and Purity Data.pdf1.12 MB
Drug Enforcement Administration. (2016). National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) Report. Special Report: Benzodiazepines Reported in NFLIS, 2009-2014.
Drug Enforcement Administration. (2016). National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) Report. Special Report: Opiates and Related Drugs Reported in NLFIS, 2009-2014.
Egan, K.L., Suerken, C.K., Reboussin, B.A., Spangler, J., Wagoner, K.G., Sutfin, E.L., Debinski, B., & Wolfson, M. "K2 and Spice use among a cohort of college students in southeast region of the USA." American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, June 1:1-6
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (March 2015). New psychoactive substances in Europe, an update from the EU Early Warning System. Publications Office of the European Union. Press Release. New Psychoactive Substances in Europe.pdf1.04 MB
Falkowski, C. (2015). Drug Abuse Trends in Minneapolis/St. Paul: 2015 . Drug Abuse Dialogues.
Faul, Mark et al. (2015). Disparity in Naloxone Administration by Emergency Medical Service Providers and the Burden of Drug Overdose in US Rural Communities. American Journal of Public Health, e1-e7. Disparity in Naloxone Administration by Emergency Medical Service Providers and the Burden of Drug Overdoes in US Rural Communities.pdf531.09 KB