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This short report uses data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network to examine when alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits occurred, by time of day and day of the week. Data from a nationally-representative sample of non-Federal, general hospitals with 24-hour EDs was used, with combined data for 2004-2011. The pattern...

This short report examines emergency department (ED) visits involving benzodiazepines, which are medications prescribed to relieve symptoms of anxiety, panic attacks and seizures. It looks at the effect of combining benzodiazepines with opioid pain relievers or alcohol, both substances that also depress the central nervous system. The report quantifies the...

This short report uses data on drug-related emergency department (ED) visits to examine the involvement of zolpidem in ED visits that are related to overmedication. Zolpidem is a medication used to treat insomnia. Overmedication may occur when a patient takes too much of their own medications (i.e., exceeds the prescribed...

This Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) short report shows the estimated number of emergency room visits involving buprenorphine between 2005 and 2011. Buprenorphine is used to treat dependence on heroin and narcotic pain medications. The report also shows buprenorphine-related visits broken out by non-medical use, adverse reactions and seeking detoxification...

This report uses 2003 to 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to assess past year need for and receipt of alcohol use treatment and illicit drug use treatment among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders aged 12 or older in comparison to persons of other racial and ethnic...

This report uses 2003 to 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to assess past year need for and receipt of alcohol use treatment and illicit drug use treatment among African Americans or Blacks aged 12 or older in comparison to persons of other racial and ethnic groups...

This report focuses on trends between 2002 and 2011 from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) in risk perception and substance use among adolescents aged 12 to 17. Adolescents evaluated whether people risk physical and other harm when they drink alcohol, use marijuana, use cocaine, use LSD...

This report uses 2003 to 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to assess past year need for and receipt of alcohol use treatment and illicit drug use treatment among American Indian or Alaska Natives aged 12 or older in comparison to persons of other racial and ethnic...