Overdose/Substance Misuse Repository

By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Today the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The annual survey comprises highly anticipated data that help provide a statistical context for the country’s opioid crisis and other behavioral health matters. “SAMHSA’s National Survey on […]

View the National Safety Council’s presentation on what Americans believe about opioid prescription painkiller use here.

By: Julie O’Donnell, PhD; R. Matthew Gladden, PhD; Christine L. Mattson, PhD; Mbabazi Kariisa, PhDFentanyl and fentanyl analogs are increasingly involved in opioid overdose deaths, and new fentanyl analogs continue to be identified (1). Carfentanil, the most potent fentanyl analog detected in the United States, is intended for sedation of large animals and is estimated […]

View The Marijuana Report from July 11, 2018 here. It features the following articles:Landmark 4-Year Study Finds Marijuana Use Does Not Reduce or End Opioid Use from The Lancent Public HealthInfographics about Heroin from CDCHow Cannabis Manufacturers Tell a Story through Their Sophisticated Packaging from AdweekMarijuana Promotions on Social Media—Adolescents’ Views on Prevention Strategies from BMC […]

Find Opioid Crisis Statistics at https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/opioid-crisis-statistics/index.html.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has launched an interactive website that provides statistics and trends of the opioid epidemic. View the IDPH Opioid Data Dashboard at https://idph.illinois.gov/OpioidDataDashboard/.

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