Notes from the Field: Emergency Visits for Complications of Injecting Transmucosal Buprenorphine Products - United States, 2016-2018

Published on August 13, 2020

This report describes emergency department visits due to the misuse of buprenorphine, a drug used for treating opioid use disorder.

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Explainer: Pandemic behaviour - Why some people don't play by the rules

August 13, 2020
An associate professor of psychology at New York University provides some insight into human behaviour during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Reuters

EARLY RELEASE: Disparities in Incidence of COVID-19 Among Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Groups in Counties Identified as Hotspots During June 5-18, 2020 - 22 States, February-June 2020

August 14, 2020
This report describes an analysis of data from 79 hotspot counties that showed a disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases among underrepresented racial/ethnic groups during February-June 2020.