New analysis of overdose mortality, which has been dropping in most states since 2022-23. Surprisingly, 19 states are now near or below 2020 baseline. But, we still have a lot to do because too many people we love are still being harmed and dying.
opioiddatalab.ghost.io/peak-od-phen...

Here are the 9 new-to-us substances we saw in unregulated street drugs last month. Full investigations at https://opioiddatalab.ghost.io/recent-drugs-nov-24/

Here are the #nitazenes we have seen recently at the UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab.
The live report data tracker is updated every night https://buff.ly/3CVpRoQ if you want to see the latest

Drug checking behind the scenes! Here's what happens when you run so many dope samples on your GCMS that you wear out the ionization source
https://buff.ly/4fKhbAq
#massspec #chemistry #drugchecking

Spironolactone (gout medicine) in street drugs? Whyyyyy?
Photo summarizes what we think may have happened
Full story in our newsletter (that you should definitely subscribe to):
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#medsky #harmreduction

My first boss told me the most important role of a supervisor is to protect your team (or team's time) from interference from extraneous demands, originating both internally and externally. This is my avatar, then, from 'Sergio Saves the Game!' my most favorite kids book, by Edel Rodriguez.

Preview for our November newsletter: the 11 new substances we found in the drug supply in October. Each has a story and context we’ll go into, so sign up now opioiddatalab.ghost.io

Arriving for #Reform2023