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Poisoning and overdose treatments

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Lauren J. Tanz
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
2
Lilli Stephenson
The University of Adelaide
3
Cayley Russell
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
4
Natalia Casado
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
5
Adam Holland
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
6
Daniel T. Myran
University of Ottawa
7
Abigail R. Cartus
University of Pittsburgh
8
Yoshikazu Yamagishi
Chiba University
9
Shanna Babalonis
University of Kentucky
10
Amir Razaghizad
McGill University Health Centre

Rising Stars Papers

1
Routes of Drug Use Among Drug Overdose Deaths — United States, 2020–2022
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report|2024
110 cit.
2
Nitazenes—heralding a second wave for the UK drug-related death crisis?
The Lancet Public Health|2024
80 cit.
3
Detection of Illegally Manufactured Fentanyls and Carfentanil in Drug Overdose Deaths — United States, 2021–2024
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report|2024
56 cit.
4
Changes in Incident Schizophrenia Diagnoses Associated With Cannabis Use Disorder After Cannabis Legalization
JAMA Network Open|2025
46 cit.
5
Difficulties associated with the interpretation of postmortem toxicology
Journal of Analytical Toxicology|2024
32 cit.
6
Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Stimulants ― United States, January 2018–June 2024
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report|2025
27 cit.
7
Cannabis Use Disorder Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations and 5-Year Mortality
JAMA Network Open|2025
26 cit.
8
Emergency Department Visits Involving Hallucinogen Use and Risk of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder
JAMA Psychiatry|2024
23 cit.
9
Development of an anxiety disorder following an emergency department visit due to cannabis use: a population-based cohort study
EClinicalMedicine|2024
20 cit.
10
The decriminalization of illicit drugs in British Columbia: a national evaluation protocol
BMC Public Health|2024
15 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Lawrence Scholl
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2
Nicole L. Davis
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3
V Karthik
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
4
Shinya Mimura
Niigata Prefectural Central Hospital
5
Ryan McNeil
Yale University
6
Jessica Bitting
Unknown
7
Sarah Noe
University of Pennsylvania
8
Marco Binaglia
Scripps Research Institute
9
Ayşe Gökyiğit
Near East University
10
Hala Samir Abou-ElWafa
Mansoura University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Drug Overdose Deaths Among Persons Aged 10–19 Years — United States, July 2019–December 2021
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report|2022
166 cit.
2
Implementation of Safe Supply Alternatives During Intersecting COVID-19 and Overdose Health Emergencies in British Columbia, Canada, 2021
American Journal of Public Health|2022
93 cit.
3
The practice and embodiment of “goofballs”: A qualitative study exploring the co-injection of methamphetamines and opioids
International Journal of Drug Policy|2022
46 cit.
4
Mothers Who Use Drugs: Closing the Gaps in Harm Reduction Response Amidst the Dual Epidemics of Overdose and Violence in a Canadian Urban Setting
American Journal of Public Health|2022
38 cit.
5
Beyond co-production: The construction of drug checking knowledge in a Canadian supervised injection facility
Social Science & Medicine|2022
25 cit.
6
“It's no foundation, there's no stabilization, you're just scattered”: A qualitative study of the institutional circuit of recently-evicted people who use drugs
Social Science & Medicine|2023
23 cit.
7
<i>Notes from the Field</i>: Overdose Deaths Involving <i>Para</i>-fluorofentanyl — United States, July 2020–June 2021
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report|2022
22 cit.
8
Women's experiences in injectable opioid agonist treatment programs in Vancouver, Canada
International Journal of Drug Policy|2023
17 cit.
9
“They talk about it like it's an overdose crisis when in fact it's basically genocide”: The experiences of Indigenous peoples who use illicit drugs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood
International Journal of Drug Policy|2024
16 cit.
10
Naloxone administration among opioid-involved overdose deaths in 38 United States jurisdictions in the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System, 2019
Drug and Alcohol Dependence|2022
14 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Barry H. Rumack
University of Colorado Denver
2
Grant Baldwin
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3
William M. Lee
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
4
Dag Jacobsen
Oslo University Hospital
5
Mohammad Abdollahı
York University
6
Kenneth E. McMartin
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
7
Richard C. Dart
Washington Poison Center
8
Margaret Warner
University of Houston
9
Tom H. Karlsen
Oslo University Hospital
10
Frédéric J. Baud
Délégation Paris 5

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Acetaminophen‐induced acute liver failure
Hepatology|2005
1.9k cit.
2
Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report|2018
1.8k cit.
3
Trends in Opioid Analgesic Abuse and Mortality in the United States
New England Journal of Medicine|2015
1.1k cit.
4
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Drug-induced liver injury
Journal of Hepatology|2019
1.1k cit.
5
Efficacy of Oral N-Acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Acetaminophen Overdose
New England Journal of Medicine|1988
1.1k cit.
6
Pesticides and oxidative stress: a review.
PubMed|2004
1k cit.
7
AASLD position paper
Hepatology|2005
982 cit.
8
Drug-Induced Acute Liver Failure
Hepatology|2010
767 cit.
9
Acute liver failure
Hepatology|2008
754 cit.
10
Intravenous N-Acetylcysteine Improves Transplant-Free Survival in Early Stage Non-Acetaminophen Acute Liver Failure
Gastroenterology|2009
701 cit.

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