By: The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation The crisis caused by opioid abuse and overdose deaths has not only grown in magnitude since 2000, but has also changed in character. Read more…
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The Evolution of the Opioid Crisis: 2000-2017
August 23, 2019Published In: 2019, Overdose/Substance Misuse Repository
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2018 Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and Outcomes
June 13, 2019Click here to find the 2018 Annual Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and Outcomes — United States. Click here to find highlights from the 2018 Annual Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and Outcomes — United States.
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Opioid Crisis Data: Understanding the Epidemic
Find Opioid Crisis Data at https://www.ihs.gov/opioids/data/.
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National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program
The National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program acquires, preserves and disseminates data relevant to drug addiction and HIV research. The scope of the data housed at NAHDAP covers a wide range of legal and illicit drugs (alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, synthetic drugs, and others) and the trajectories, patterns, and consequences of drug use as […]
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Center on Addiction
Center on Addiction has spent more than 25 years conducting research and finding the most effective strategies to combat addiction. Learn more at https://www.centeronaddiction.org/.
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Statewide Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System
Click here to learn about the Statewide Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) and sign up for updates from SUDORS.
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Drug Users Armed With Naloxone Double As Medics On Streets Of San Francisco
By: Kaiser Health News The widespread availability of naloxone, which reverses overdoses, has radically changed the culture of opioid use on the streets, giving drug users a sense of security and inducing them to seek out the more powerful high of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Read more…
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CMS Opioid Prescribing
May 1, 2019CMS has released several information products that provide greater transparency on drugs prescribed in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The CMS opioid prescribing mapping tools are interactive tools that show geographic comparisons of de-identified opioid prescriptions filled within the United States. The mapping tools allow users to see both the number and percentage of opioid […]
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Opioids and Worker Health
January 24, 2019By: National Institute of Environmental Health SciencesOpioids and Worker Health PodcastThe current opioid epidemic in the U.S. is having a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities, and workers. It has become increasingly evident that on-the-job exposure and substance use disorders are challenges that impact workers in different occupations. For example, emergency and […]
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Treatment Statistics
January 1, 2019The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) tracks treatment issues and provide data sets on Treatment Episode and National Survey on Drug Use and Health at https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/treatment-statistics.
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