Opioid overdose and mortality among people who use or inject drugs in Myanmar
A large register-based study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14908956 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl Fredrik Sjöland (0000-0003-3594-8849, Public Health Agency of Sweden, corresponding author), Ye Htet Kyaw (0000-0002-6044-5947, Harm Reduction Services), Maxim Kan (0000-0003-1273-7870, Karolinska Institutet), Leo Ziegel (0000-0002-1442-4803, Karolinska Institutet), Keshab Deuba (0000-0002-9933-2210, Public Health Agency of Sweden), Thiha Lin (0009-0008-2293-7503), Susanne Strömdahl (0000-0002-6706-0177, Karolinska Institutet), Fredrik Liljeros (0000-0001-8642-6624, Public Health Agency of Sweden), Anders Hammarberg (0000-0002-9976-5227, Karolinska Institutet), Martin Kåberg (0000-0001-6643-3245, Public Health Agency of Sweden), Aung Yu Naing (0000-0002-1352-4124, Karolinska Institutet), Anna Mia Ekström (0000-0002-3912-1171, Stockholm South General Hospital) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 145 |
| Pages | 104968 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104968 |
| PMID | 40882369 |
| OpenAlex | W4413801846 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
Opioid overdose is common and disproportionately affects people outside existing programs. Expanding peer‐led and mobile outreach, tailoring referral pathways for migrants, broadening community naloxone distribution, and securing sustained domestic financing are urgent priorities
Drug overdose · Medical emergency · Opioid · Opioid epidemic · Opioid overdose · Poison control · Register (sociolinguistics · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Internal Medicine
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Estimating the Population Size of Males Who Inject Drugs in Myanmar
The prevalence of non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |